How Independent Are Independent Directors? The Case Of Italy
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- Paolo Santella & Giulia Paone & Carlo Drago, 2005. "How Independent are Independent Directors? The Case of Italy," Finance 0512026, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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- Crespí-Cladera, Rafel & Pascual-Fuster, Bartolomé, 2014. "Does the independence of independent directors matter?," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 28(C), pages 116-134.
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Keywords
Independent directors; Corporate governance;JEL classification:
- G3 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance
- K - Law and Economics
- K2 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law
- K22 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Business and Securities Law
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-BEC-2007-03-24 (Business Economics)
- NEP-LAW-2007-03-24 (Law & Economics)
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