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Capital-Market Effects of Securities Regulation: The Role of Implementation and Enforcement

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  • Christensen, Hans B.
  • Hail, Luzi
  • Leuz, Christian

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  • Christensen, Hans B. & Hail, Luzi & Leuz, Christian, 2010. "Capital-Market Effects of Securities Regulation: The Role of Implementation and Enforcement," Working Papers 241, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State.
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