Employment protection and the cost of equity capital: Evidence from wrongful discharge laws
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DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2022.102765
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Keywords
Cost of equity; Employment protection; Wrongful Discharge Laws; Financial distress risk; JEL Classification; G12; G30; G38; M41;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
- G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General
- G38 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Government Policy and Regulation
- M41 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Accounting
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