Principle or Opportunism? Discretion, Capital, and Incentives
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- Josef Falkinger & Michel Habib, 2017. "Principle or Opportunism? Discretion, Capital, and Incentives," Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series 17-73, Swiss Finance Institute.
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