The market reaction to legal shocks and their antidotes: Lessons from the sovereign debt market

Journal of Legal Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 289-324

  Bradley, Michael ^a   Cox, James D ^a   Gulati, Mitu ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77950210040     PISSN: 00472530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/649769     Document Type: Article

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