Lucky CEOs and lucky directors

Journal of Finance

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2363-2401

  Bebchuk, Lucian A ^a   Grinstein, Yaniv ^b   Peyer, Urs ^c  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c INSEAD   (France)

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EID: 77951211709     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2010.01618.x     Document Type: Article

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