The problem of causality in corporate governance research: The case of governance indexes and firm valuation
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Keywords
Corporate Governance; Agency Costs; Firm Valuation; Governance indexes; Boards of Directors; Entrenchment; Shareholder Rights;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- B41 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - Economic Methodology
- G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
- 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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