The role of corporate governance in initial public offerings: Evidence from real estate investment trusts

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 539-562

  Hartzell, Jay C ^a   Kallberg, Jarl G ^b   Liu, Crocker H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Garvin School of International Management

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 54249121757     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/589701     Document Type: Article

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