Directors' ownership in the U.S. mutual fund industry

Journal of Finance

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2629-2677

  Chen, Qi ^a   Goldstein, Itay ^b   Jiang, Wei ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals

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EID: 55949132605     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2008.01410.x     Document Type: Article

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