Does product market competition reduce agency costs?

North American Journal of Economics and Finance

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 387-399

  Jagannathan, Ravi ^a   Srinivasan, Shaker B ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033474516     PISSN: 10629408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1062-9408(99)00033-9     Document Type: Article

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