Business networks, corporate governance, and contracting in the mutual fund Industry

Journal of Finance

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2185-2220

  Kuhnen, Camelia M ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70349488014     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2009.01498.x     Document Type: Article

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