Disclosure level and cost of equity capital: Evidence from the banking industry

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 431-444

  Poshakwale, Sunil ^a   Courtis, John K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 27744572492     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mde.1256     Document Type: Article

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