Private Benefits of Control: An International Comparison

Journal of Finance

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 537-600

  Dyck, Alexander ^a   Zingales, Luigi ^b  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 1842445955     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2004.00642.x     Document Type: Review

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