Hou, Kewei; Moskowitz, Tobias J. - In: Review of Financial Studies 18 (2005) 3, pp. 981-1020
We parsimoniously characterize the severity of market frictions affecting a stock using the delay with which its price responds to information. The most delayed firms command a large return premium not explained by size, liquidity, or microstructure effects. Moreover, delay captures part of the...