Do politically connected boards affect firm value

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2331-2360

  Goldman, Eitan ^a   Rocholl, Jörg ^b   So, Jongil ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EUROPEAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 67649565535     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhn088     Document Type: Article

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