Privatization and risk sharing: Evidence from the split share structure reform in China

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2499-2525

  Li, Kai ^a   Wang, Tan ^a   Cheung, Yan Leung ^b   Jiang, Ping ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (China)

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EID: 79959748105     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhr025     Document Type: Article

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