Cross-country determinants of mergers and acquisitions

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 277-304

  Rossi, Stefano ^a   Volpin, Paolo F ^a  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Investor protection; Mergers and acquisitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 7444246169     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2003.10.001     Document Type: Article

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