Limited participation and the closed-end fund discount

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 381-399

  Kim, Youngsoo ^a   Lee, Bong Soo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Closed end fund premium; Diversification benefit; Financial market liberalization; Information asymmetry; Limited participation; Principal agent problem

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846602275     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2006.05.018     Document Type: Article

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