How does venture capital financing improve efficiency in private firms? A look beneath the surface

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 4037-4090

  Chemmanur, Thomas J ^a   Krishnan, Karthik ^b   Nandy, Debarshi K ^c  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 81255168550     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhr096     Document Type: Article

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