Does Change in the Information Environment Affect Financing Choices?

Xu Li
Xu Li
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0697-774X
Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong;
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Chen Lin
Chen Lin
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4205-8633
Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong;
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Xintong Zhan
Xintong Zhan
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2787-4464
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Ma Liu Shui, Hong Kong
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Xu Li

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0697-774X

Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong;

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Chen Lin

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Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong;

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Xintong Zhan

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2787-4464

Chinese University of Hong Kong, Ma Liu Shui, Hong Kong

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Published Online:27 Nov 2018https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2018.3096

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Received:April 19, 2017
Accepted:February 25, 2018
Published Online:November 27, 2018

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