The directors' and officers' insurance premium: An outside assessment of the quality of corporate governance

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 449-477

  Core, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0034359918     PISSN: 87566222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jleo/16.2.449     Document Type: Article

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