Limited liability and corporate efficiency
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Law and finance; Corporate governance; Limited liability; Incomplete contract; Capital structure; Property rights;All these keywords.
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- K12 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - Contract Law
- K20 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - General
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