Family Control, International Accounting Standards, and Access to Foreign Banks: Evidence from International Entrepreneurial FirmsFootnote^*

^*This research is partially supported by SSHRC 410-2009-0210 and Canada Research Chair Grant 950-226325 for Wu.

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