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Hedge funds, insiders, and the decoupling of economic and voting ownership: Empty voting and hidden (morphable) ownership

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  • Hu, Henry T.C. & Black, Bernard, 2007. "Hedge funds, insiders, and the decoupling of economic and voting ownership: Empty voting and hidden (morphable) ownership," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 13(2-3), pages 343-367, June.
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