Comparing capital structures and rates of return in developed and emerging markets

Emerging Markets Review

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 161-192

  Glen, Jack ^a   Singh, Ajit ^b  

^a International Finance Corporation   (United States)

^b QUEENS COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capital structures; Developed and emerging markets; Rates of return

Indexed keywords

EID: 3342968635     PISSN: 15660141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ememar.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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