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Agents watching agents?: evidence from pension fund ownership and firm value

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  • Woidtke, Tracie
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    Article provided by Elsevier in its journal Journal of Financial Economics.

    Volume (Year): 63 (2002)
    Issue (Month): 1 (January)
    Pages: 99-131

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    Handle: RePEc:eee:jfinec:v:63:y:2002:i:1:p:99-131

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    1. Romano, Roberta, 2002. "Does Confidential Proxy Voting Matter?," Berkeley Olin Program in Law & Economics, Working Paper Series qt9z88z4th, Berkeley Olin Program in Law & Economics.
    2. Christoph Kaserer & Benjamin Moldenhauer, 2008. "Insider ownership and corporate performance: evidence from Germany," Review of Managerial Science, Springer, vol. 2(1), pages 1-35, March.
    3. Michael Carney & Eric Gedajlovic & Sujit Sur, 2011. "Corporate governance and stakeholder conflict," Journal of Management and Governance, Springer, vol. 15(3), pages 483-507, August.
    4. Gorton, Gary & Kahl, Matthias, 2001. "The Scarcity of Effective Monitors and Its Implications For Corporate Takeovers and Ownership Structures," University of California at Los Angeles, Anderson Graduate School of Management qt2tj5w4mt, Anderson Graduate School of Management, UCLA.
    5. Cziraki, P. & Renneboog, L.D.R. & Szilagyi, P.G., 2009. "Shareholder Activism through Proxy Proposals: The European Perspective," Discussion Paper 2009-44, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research.
    6. Gary Gorton & Matthias Kahl, 2002. "The Scarcity of Effective Monitors and Its Implications For Corporate Takeovers and Ownership Structures," Center for Financial Institutions Working Papers 02-30, Wharton School Center for Financial Institutions, University of Pennsylvania.
    7. Roberta Romano, 2002. "Does Confidential Proxy Voting Matter?," NBER Working Papers 9126, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    8. Lars Nordén & Therese Strand, 2011. "Shareholder activism among portfolio managers: rational decisions or 15 minutes of fame?," Journal of Management and Governance, Springer, vol. 15(3), pages 375-391, August.

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