Tunneling through intercorporate loans: The China experience

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-20

  Jiang, Guohua ^a   Lee, Charles M C ^b   Yue, Heng ^a  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77955308250     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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