Law or finance: Evidence from Finland

European Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-89

  Hyytinen, Ari ^a   Kuosa, Iikka ^b   Takalo, Tuomas ^c  

^a Elinkeinoelaman Tutkimuslaitos   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^c BANK OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Corporate finance; Corporate governance; Financial intermediation

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843104752     PISSN: 09291261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023932325783     Document Type: Article

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