The Return to Direct Investment in Private Firms: New Evidence on the Private Equity Premium Puzzle*
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عنوان ژورنال: European Financial Management
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1354-7798
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-036x.2010.00562.x