Determinants of Firm Failure: Empirical Evidence from China

Growth and Change

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 72-92

  He, Canfei ^a   Yang, Rudai ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; LENDING BEHAVIOR; PRODUCTIVITY; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

CHINA;

EID: 84960498507     PISSN: 00174815     EISSN: 14682257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/grow.12116     Document Type: Article

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