Was the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 really this costly? A discussion of evidence from event returns and going-private decisions

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 44, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 146-165

  Leuz, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Cost benefit analysis; Disclosure; Event study; Going private; Securities regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547094805     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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