The 2001-2005 price convergence in the A- and H-shares of Chinese state-owned enterprises: A story of unprecedented economic, regulatory and political change

Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 239-250

  Birtch, Thomas A ^a   McGuinness, Paul B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Economic processes; Nationalization; Prices; Share values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84917308560     PISSN: 13581988     EISSN: 17400279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13581980810888859     Document Type: Article

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