Legal environment, internalization, and U.S. acquirer gains in foreign takeovers

Journal of Financial Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 167-191

  Pantzalis, Christos ^a   Park, Jung Chul ^b   Sutton, Ninon K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 43949111976     PISSN: 02702592     EISSN: 14756803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6803.2008.00236.x     Document Type: Article

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