Theory and practice of corporate finance: Evidence and distinctive features in Latin America

Emerging Markets Review

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 118-148

  Maquieira, Carlos P ^a   Preve, Lorenzo A ^b   Sarria Allende, Virginia ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SANTO TOMÁS   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Capital budgeting; Capital structure; Corporate finance; Cost of capital; Emerging markets; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856779325     PISSN: 15660141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ememar.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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