Can VCs time the market? An analysis of exit choice for venture-backed firms

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 3105-3138

  Ball, Eric ^a   Chiu, Hsin Hui ^b   Smith, Richard ^c  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 80052019687     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhr042     Document Type: Article

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