Going-private decisions and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: A cross-country analysis

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 107-133

  Kamar, Ehud ^a,d   Karaca Mandic, Pinar ^b   Talley, Eric ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 64749094123     PISSN: 87566222     EISSN: 14657341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jleo/ewn019     Document Type: Article

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