Do better institutions mitigate agency problems? Evidence from corporate finance choices

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 185-212

  Giannetti, Mariassunta ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

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EID: 0037347925     PISSN: 00221090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4126769     Document Type: Article

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