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Empirical evidence on the relation between stock option compensation and risk taking

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  • Rajgopal, Shivaram
  • Shevlin, Terry
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    Article provided by Elsevier in its journal Journal of Accounting and Economics.

    Volume (Year): 33 (2002)
    Issue (Month): 2 (June)
    Pages: 145-171

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    Handle: RePEc:eee:jaecon:v:33:y:2002:i:2:p:145-171

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