Earnouts: The effects of adverse selection and agency costs on acquisition techniques

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 201-238

  Datar, Srikant ^a   Frankel, Richard ^b   Wolfson, Mark ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035615271     PISSN: 87566222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jleo/17.1.201     Document Type: Article

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