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Institutional Investors and firm characteristics: New evidence from India

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  • Guha Deb, Soumya

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This paper examines dynamic preferences towards firm characteristics by domestic institutional investors (DIIs) and foreign institutional investors(FIIs) in Indian context and study temporal variation of the same across varying market swings.

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  • Guha Deb, Soumya, 2018. "Institutional Investors and firm characteristics: New evidence from India," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 46(C), pages 30-42.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:riibaf:v:46:y:2018:i:c:p:30-42
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ribaf.2017.09.005
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