Does religion matter in corporate decision making in America?

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 455-473

  Hilary, Gilles ^a   Hui, Kai Wai ^b  

^a HEC PARIS   (France)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Corporate culture; Corporate investment; Religion; Risk aversion

Indexed keywords

EID: 68749100630     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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