Expropriation through loan guarantees to related parties: Evidence from China

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 141-156

  Berkman, Henk ^a   Cole, Rebel A ^b   Fu, Lawrence J ^c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Standard Chartered Bank   (China)

Author keywords

Block holder; China; Corporate governance; Expropriation; G32; G34; G38; Tobin's Q; Tunneling

Indexed keywords

EID: 56249119918     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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