The Department of Justice as a gatekeeper in whistleblower-initiated corporate fraud enforcement: Drivers and consequences
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Keywords
Whistleblowing; Department of Justice; DOJ Enforcement; Performance measures; False Claims Act;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G18 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Government Policy and Regulation
- L51 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Economics of Regulation
- M41 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Accounting
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