Firm-specific information and the efficiency of investment

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 636-655

  Chari, Anusha ^a   Blair Henry, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capital account liberalization; Firm level data; Growth; Investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 40849095858     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2007.03.008     Document Type: Article

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