Information distribution within firms: Evidence from stock option exercises

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 3-31

  Huddart, Steven ^a   Lang, Mark ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting; Compensation; Disclosure; Regulation; Securities

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037217428     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-4101(02)00071-X     Document Type: Article

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