Own company stock in defined contribution pension plans: A takeover defense?

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 379-410

  Rauh, Joshua D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ownership; Pensions; Takeover

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745953339     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2005.07.004     Document Type: Article

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