The choice of private versus public capital markets: Evidence from privatizations

Journal of Finance

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2835-2870

  Megginson, William L ^a,b   Nash, Robert C ^c   Netter, Jeffry M ^d   Poulsen, Annette B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b Global Advsy Comm on Privatization   (Italy)

^c WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 10944226471     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2004.00718.x     Document Type: Review

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