Choosing to cofinance: Analysis of project-specific alliances in the movie industry

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 483-511

  Palia, Darius ^a,b   Ravid, S Abraham ^a,b,c   Reisel, Natalia ^d,e  

^a RUTGERS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b RUTGERS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology

^d SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 41549098216     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhm064     Document Type: Article

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