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Social network, corporate governance, and rent extraction in CEO compensation: Evidence from spatial econometric models

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  • Shi, Lina & Gong, Stephen & Wang, Xingang, 2021. "Social network, corporate governance, and rent extraction in CEO compensation: Evidence from spatial econometric models," The British Accounting Review, Elsevier, vol. 53(4).
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