Determinants of capital structure in emerging European economies: Evidence from Slovenian firms

Emerging Markets Finance and Trade

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 72-89

  Črnigoj, Matjaž ^a   Mramor, Dušan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Capital structure; Emerging European economies; Employee governed firms; Leverage; Management governed firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 60149103488     PISSN: 1540496X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/REE1540-496X450105     Document Type: Article

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