Does family control matter? International evidence from the 2008-2009 financial crisis

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2583-2619

  Lins, Karl V ^a   Volpin, Paolo ^b   Wagner, Hannes F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

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EID: 84889587755     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hht044     Document Type: Review

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