Informed finance and technological change: Evidence from credit relationships

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 223-269

  Herrera, Ana Maria ^a   Minetti, Raoul ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Banks; Credit relationships; Technological change

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845329141     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2005.12.001     Document Type: Article

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