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Corporate risk management and firm value: evidence from the UK market

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Corporate risk management and firm value: evidence from the UK market. / Panaretou, Argyro.
In: European Journal of Finance, Vol. 20, No. 12, 12.2014, p. 1161-1186.

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Panaretou, A 2014, 'Corporate risk management and firm value: evidence from the UK market', European Journal of Finance, vol. 20, no. 12, pp. 1161-1186. https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2013.766625

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Panaretou, A. (2014). Corporate risk management and firm value: evidence from the UK market. European Journal of Finance, 20(12), 1161-1186. https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2013.766625

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Panaretou A. Corporate risk management and firm value: evidence from the UK market. European Journal of Finance. 2014 Dec;20(12):1161-1186. Epub 2013 Mar 14. doi: 10.1080/1351847X.2013.766625

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Panaretou, Argyro. / Corporate risk management and firm value : evidence from the UK market. In: European Journal of Finance. 2014 ; Vol. 20, No. 12. pp. 1161-1186.

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