Citizens united, independent expenditures, and agency costs: Reexamining the political economy of state antitakeover statutes

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 127-159

  Werner, Timothy ^a   Coleman, John J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 84942320948     PISSN: 87566222     EISSN: 14657341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jleo/ewu009     Document Type: Article

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