Does bank ownership increase firm value? Evidence from China

Journal of International Money and Finance

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 720-737

  Lin, Xiaochi ^a   Zhang, Yi ^a   Zhu, Ning ^b  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bank ownership; Banking; Chinese financial markets; Emerging markets; Valuation

Indexed keywords

EID: 64549087570     PISSN: 02615606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jimonfin.2008.12.015     Document Type: Article

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