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An Event Study on Stock Market Reactions to Media Disclosures of FinTech Investments: The Case of Korea Cover

An Event Study on Stock Market Reactions to Media Disclosures of FinTech Investments: The Case of Korea

By: Youmi Lee and  Hongjoo Jung  
Open Access
|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/irfc-2025-0011 | Journal eISSN: 2508-464X | Journal ISSN: 2508-3155
Language: English
Page range: 77 - 93
Submitted on: Oct 25, 2025
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Accepted on: Dec 16, 2025
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Published on: Dec 31, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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