What do independent directors know evidence from their trading

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 962-1003

  Ravina, Enrichetta ^a   Sapienza, Paola ^b  

^a The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 77951217872     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhp027     Document Type: Article

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