Financial systems, financing constraints and investment: Empirical analysis of OECD countries

Applied Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 1963-1974

  Semenov, Radislav ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL MARKET; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; INVESTMENT; OECD;

EID: 33749015732     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840500427122     Document Type: Article

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