Pyramiding vs leverage in corporate groups: International evidence

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 88-104

  Faccio, Mara ^a   Lang, Larry Hp ^b   Young, Leslie ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Capital structure; Corporate governance; Finance

Indexed keywords

EID: 72449144582     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2009.33     Document Type: Article

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