Bank lending incentives and firm investment decisions in China

Journal of Multinational Financial Management

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 146-165

  Zheng, Ying ^a   Zhu, Yuande ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Morgan Stanley Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Bank lending incentive; Investment efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876727715     PISSN: 1042444X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mulfin.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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