Shareholder litigation rights and stock price crash risk
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Keywords
Shareholder litigation risk; Derivative lawsuits; Universal demand; Stock price crash risk; Securities class action lawsuits; Judge ideology;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
- G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General
- G38 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Government Policy and Regulation
- K22 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Business and Securities Law
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