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Green Investing, Information Asymmetry, and Capital Structure

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  • Li, Shasha & Yang, Biao, 2024. "Green Investing, Information Asymmetry, and Capital Structure," VfS Annual Conference 2024 (Berlin): Upcoming Labor Market Challenges 302416, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
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    • D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill

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