Does banks' dual holding affect bank lending and firms' investment decisions? Evidence from China

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 55, Issue , 2015, Pages 406-424

  Pan, Xiaofei ^a   Tian, Gary Gang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bank dual holding; China; Conflicts of interest; Investment efficiency; Lending decision; SOEs and non SOEs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939889546     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2014.04.033     Document Type: Article

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