Egalitarianism and international investment

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 621-642

  Siegel, Jordan I ^a   Licht, Amir N ^b   Schwartz, Shalom H ^c  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cross listing; Cultural distance; Culture; Egalitarianism; Foreign direct investment; Informal institutions; International investment; Mergers and acquisitions; Social institutions

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955124690     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2011.05.010     Document Type: Article

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