Business group affiliation, ownership structure, and the cost of debt

Journal of Corporate Finance

Volumn 23, Issue , 2013, Pages 311-331

  Byun, Hae Young ^a   Choi, Sunhwa ^b   Hwang, Lee Seok ^c   Kim, Robert G ^d  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Business groups; Co insurance; Cost of debt capital; Ownership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884969978     PISSN: 09291199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2013.09.003     Document Type: Article

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