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Better finance for more enterprise growth in Europe

The corporate giants of Europe are aging elders. A follow-up to Bruegel‘s recently published Policy Brief, this column by Nicolas Véron and Thomas Philippon suggests financial reforms to encourage the growth of emerging enterprises. Click here   to download this comment. This comment was also published by VOX.eu.

By: Date: February 21, 2008 Topic: Finance & Financial Regulation

The corporate giants of Europe are aging elders. A follow-up to Bruegel‘s recently published Policy Brief, this column by Nicolas Véron and Thomas Philippon suggests financial reforms to encourage the growth of emerging enterprises.

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