Capital structure choice in a nascent market: Evidence from listed firms in China

Financial Management

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 341-364

  Bhabra, Harjeet S ^a   Liu, Tong ^a   Tirtiroglu, Dogan ^b  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^b Washington Mutual   (United States)

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EID: 69049107431     PISSN: 00463892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-053X.2008.00015.x     Document Type: Article

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