Ownership structure and firm value in China's privatized firms: 1991-2001

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 87-108

  Wei, Zuobao ^a   Xie, Feixue ^a   Zhang, Shaorong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 15844374284     PISSN: 00221090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022109000001757     Document Type: Article

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