How much value can blockholders tunnel? Evidence from the Bulgarian mass privatization auctions

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 191-234

  Atanasov, Vladimir ^a  

^a BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Large shareholders; Private benefits of control

Indexed keywords

EID: 15344340171     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2004.05.005     Document Type: Article

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