Capital market development, international integration, legal systems, and the value of corporate diversification: A cross-country analysis

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 135-157

  Fauver, Larry ^a   Houston, Joel ^b   Naranjo, Andy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0037345044     PISSN: 00221090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4126767     Document Type: Article

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