The chilling effect of Sarbanes-Oxley: A discussion of Sarbanes-Oxley and corporate risk-taking

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 49, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 53-57

  Dey, Aiyesha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate risk taking; Risky investments; Sarbanes Oxley

Indexed keywords

EID: 73949127212     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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