Bank equity investments: Reducing agency costs or buying undervalued firms? the information effects

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 284-304

  González, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

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EID: 33645121348     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5957.2006.01365.x     Document Type: Article

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