The Impact of Financial and Legal Structures on the Performance of European Listed Firms
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Capital Structure; Financial Performance; Legal Protection; Financial Behavior; Leverage;All these keywords.
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- K4 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior
- F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
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