EUROPEAN DEFENCE FIRMS: THE INFORMATION BARRIER ON PRIVATE FINANCEFootnote*

*This research has benefited from the financial support of the Observatoire Economique de la Defence (OED) within the French Ministry of Defence. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the OED. The designations employed and the presentation of the material do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the OED. The authors are grateful to one anonymous referee, Jean Belin, Jean‐Yves Caro and Marianne Guille for their suggestions and remarks that helped them to improve the quality of the text.

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