Does insider trading regulation deter private information trading? International evidence

Pacific Basin Finance Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 409-433

  Durnev, Art A ^a   Nain, Amrita S ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Insider trading regulation; Ownership wedge; Private information trading, Earnings opacity

Indexed keywords

EID: 35848931905     PISSN: 0927538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pacfin.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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