Ownership structure, cash flow, and capital investment: Evidence from East Asian economies before the financial crisis

Journal of Corporate Finance

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 118-132

  Wei, K C John ^a   Zhang, Yi ^b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b Peking University   (China)

Author keywords

Capital investment; Cash flow rights; East Asia; Investment cash flow sensitivity; Pyramids; Voting rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 43049106424     PISSN: 09291199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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