The international and domestic determinants of insider trading laws

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 657-682

  Kerner, Andrew ^a   Kucik, Jeffrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; COMPETITIVENESS; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; INVESTMENT; NATIONAL TRADE; POLITICAL ORGANIZATION; RENT SEEKING; TRADE POLICY;

EID: 77956406854     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: 14682478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2478.2010.00604.x     Document Type: Article

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