The impact of investor protection law on corporate policy and performance: Evidence from the blue sky laws

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 417-435

  Agrawal, Ashwini K ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate finance; Investor protection; Law and economics; Legal environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873111564     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2012.08.019     Document Type: Article

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