African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4193

Full Length Research Paper

Investor returns and “re-intermediation”: A case of PPDai.com

Pengzhi Zeng
  • Pengzhi Zeng
  • School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguancun Road East 80, Haidian District, Beijing, China.
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Geng Peng
  • Geng Peng
  • School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguancun Road East 80, Haidian District, Beijing, China.
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Yin Liu
  • Yin Liu
  • School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguancun Road East 80, Haidian District, Beijing, China.
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Benfu Lv
  • Benfu Lv
  • School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguancun Road East 80, Haidian District, Beijing, China.
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  •  Received: 29 March 2017
  •  Accepted: 05 June 2017
  •  Published: 28 June 2017

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