Culture and R2

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 283-303

  Eun, Cheol S ^a   Wang, Lingling ^b   Xiao, Steven C ^c  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; G02; G12; G15; Individualism; Openness; R2; Tightness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921538251     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2014.09.003     Document Type: Article

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