Did reform of prudent trust investment laws change trust portfolio allocation?

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 681-711

  Schanzenbach, Max M ^a   Sitkoff, Robert H ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 44449102615     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/519815     Document Type: Article

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