The risk-sharing role of Japanese keiretsu business groups: Evidence from restructuring n the 1990s

Japan and the World Economy

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 261-274

  Dewenter, Kathryn L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Business groups; Keiretsu; Restructuring

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038498084     PISSN: 09221425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0922-1425(02)00056-7     Document Type: Article

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