Do envious CEOs cause merger waves

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 487-517

  Goel, Anand M ^a   Thakor, Anjan V ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 76549106403     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhp088     Document Type: Article

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