Endogenous ownership structure: Factors affecting the post-privatisation equity in the largest Hungarian firms

Acta Oeconomica

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 443-471

  Bishop, Kate ^a   Filatotchev, Igor ^b   Mickiewicz, Tomasz ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of World Economy   (Russian Federation)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corporate control; Foreign investors; Hungary; Ownership structure; Privatisation

Indexed keywords

ENDOGENOUS GROWTH; EQUITY; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; INVESTMENT; PRIVATIZATION;

EID: 0036929441     PISSN: 00016373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AOecon.52.2002.4.3     Document Type: Article

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