Why do firms go dark? Causes and economic consequences of voluntary SEC deregistrations

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 45, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 181-208

  Leuz, Christian ^a   Triantis, Alexander ^b   Yue Wang, Tracy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disclosure; Going private; Governance; Pink Sheets; Private control benefits; Regulation; SEC deregistration

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749103123     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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