Institutional investors and proxy voting on compensation plans: The impact of the 2003 mutual fund voting disclosure rule

American Law and Economics Review

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 220-268

  Cremers, Martijn ^a   Romano, Roberta ^b  

^a YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79959725223     PISSN: 14657252     EISSN: 14657260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aler/ahq025     Document Type: Article

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