Value maximization as an ex-post consistent firm objective when markets are incomplete

B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Sabarwal, Tarun ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Firm objective; Incomplete markets; Shareholder preferences; Value maximization

Indexed keywords

EID: 35648982018     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1935-1704.1334     Document Type: Article

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