Why do foreign firms leave U.S. equity markets?

Journal of Finance

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1507-1553

  Doidge, Craig ^a   Karolyi, G Andrew ^b   Stulz, René M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77955148571     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2010.01577.x     Document Type: Article

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