Does corporate investment drive a "race to the Bottom" in environmental protection? a reexamination of the effect of environmental regulation on investment

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1297-1318

  Madsen, Peter M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 73949110644     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2009.47085173     Document Type: Article

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