CEO ability and corporate opacity
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Keywords
CEO ability; Corporate opacity; Corporate governance;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General
- L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance
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