Control/ownership structure, creditor rights protection, and the cost of debt financing: International evidence

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2481-2499

  Boubakri, Narjess ^a,b   Ghouma, Hatem ^c  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c AL AKHAWAYN UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Bond yields and ratings; Debt enforcement; Investor protection; Ultimate ownership

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955984353     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2010.04.006     Document Type: Article

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