Ownership concentration, risk aversion and the effect of financial structure on investment decisions

European Economic Review

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1751-1778

  Zhang, Guochang ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; DECISION MAKING; INVESTMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0345390145     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2921(97)00106-2     Document Type: Article

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