Essays on Investor Attention and Information Acquisition

Author

Charles A. Lambert, University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleFollow

Date of Award

8-2020

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy

Major

Business Administration

Major Professor

Walter A. Puckett and Matthew A. Serfling

Committee Members

Eric K. Kelley and Luiz R. Lima

Abstract

This dissertation examines the relation between capital market participants’ attention to fundamental information and capital market outcomes. The first essay examines whether investors’ attention to fundamental information helps predict mercer and acquisition activity. The second essay examines the impact of passive ownership on the acquisition of fundamental information.

Recommended Citation

Lambert, Charles A., "Essays on Investor Attention and Information Acquisition. " PhD diss., University of Tennessee, 2020.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/6902