Business groups and risk sharing around the world

Journal of Business

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 301-340

  Khanna, Tarun ^a   Yafeh, Yishay ^b  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 17644408457     PISSN: 00219398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/426527     Document Type: Article

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