The life cycle of family ownership: International evidence

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1675-1712

  Franks, Julian ^a   Mayer, Colin ^b   Volpin, Paolo ^a   Wagner, Hannes F ^c  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

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EID: 84861619053     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhr135     Document Type: Review

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