Do the merits matter more? The impact of the private securities litigation reform act

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 627-652

  Johnson, Marilyn F ^a,d   Nelson, Karen K ^b,e   Pritchard, A C ^c,f  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 34548256964     PISSN: 87566222     EISSN: 14657341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jleo/ewm015     Document Type: Article

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