The role of self-regulation in corporate governance: Evidence and implications from The Netherlands

Journal of Corporate Finance

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 473-503

  de Jong, Abe ^a   DeJong, Douglas V ^b   Mertens, Gerard ^a   Wasley, Charles E ^c  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Financial economics; International economics; Law and economics; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444489578     PISSN: 09291199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2004.01.002     Document Type: Article

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