Protection of minority shareholder interests, cross-listings in the United States, and subsequent equity offerings

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 65-104

  Reese Jr , William A ^a   Weisbach, Michael S ^b,c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross listings; Equity offerings; Legal systems; Shareholder protection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036788673     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-405X(02)00151-4     Document Type: Article

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