Financial development and the cost of equity capital: Evidence from China
This study examines the relation between province-level financial development and the cost of equity in China. Our main findings are that (1) stock market development reduces the cost of equity in general, but the effect diminishes significantly in state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and firms with high...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-12-01
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Series: | China Journal of Accounting Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755309115000234 |