Which investors fear expropriation? Evidence from investors' portfolio choices

Journal of Finance

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1507-1547

  Giannetti, Mariassunta ^a   Simonov, Andrei ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

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EID: 33745714820     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2006.00879.x     Document Type: Article

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