| LC control no. | sh2003010667 |
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| Topical heading | Tobin's q |
| Variant(s) | Q ratio Tobin's Q ratio |
| See also | Capital investments--Mathematical models Investment analysis |
| Found in | Work cat.: Davidson, I. Tobin's q and the cross sectional variation of stock returns, 2002. Black, J. A dictionary of economics, 2002 (Tobin's q. A ratio used to explain investment. q is the ratio of the valuation shareholders put on a firm to the market value of its assets; at the margin the shareholders' valuation is shown by the share price.) Moles, P. Handbook of international financial terms, 1997 (Tobin's q. An economic assessment, proposed by James Tobin, that over time the ratio of market value to replacement cost of assets should be equal.) Investopedia.com WWW site, Jan. 16, 2006: Q ratio (Tobin's Q ratio) |
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