Do Chinese government subsidies affect firm value?

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 149-169

  Lee, Edward ^a   Walker, Martin ^a   Zeng, Cheng ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84896495482     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aos.2014.02.002     Document Type: Article

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