CORPORATE RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURES AND SHARE VALUE

被引:289
作者
CHAN, SH [1 ]
MARTIN, JD [1 ]
KENSINGER, JW [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TEXAS, AUSTIN, TX 78712 USA
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10.1016/0304-405X(90)90005-K
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F8 [财政、金融];
学科分类号
0202 ;
摘要
Share-price responses to 95 announcements of increased research and development (R & D) spending are significantly positive on average, even when the announcement occurs in the face of an earnings decline. High-technology firms that announce increases in R & D spending experience positive abnormal returns on average, whereas announcements by low-technology firms are associated with negative abnormal returns. Further, in our cross-sectional analyses we find that higher R & D intensity than the industry average leads to larger stock-price increases only for firms in high-technology industries. © 1990.
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