Taking the Lord's Name in Vain: The Impact of Connected Directors on 19th Century British Banks
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- Okazaki, Tetsuji & Sawada, Michiru, 2017.
"Measuring the extent and implications of corporate political connections in prewar Japan,"
Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 65(C), pages 17-35.
- Tetsuji Okazaki & Michiru Sawada, 2014. "Measuring the Extent and Implications of Corporate Political Connections in Prewar Japan," CIRJE F-Series CIRJE-F-946, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo.
- Tetsuji Okazaki & Michiru Sawada, 2016. "Measuring the extent and implications of corporate political connections in prewar Japan," CIRJE F-Series CIRJE-F-1006, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo.
- Tetsuji Okazaki & Michiru Sawada, 2016. "Measuring the extent and implications of corporate political connections in prewar Japan," CIGS Working Paper Series 16-003E, The Canon Institute for Global Studies.
- Tetsuji Okazaki & Michiru Sawada, 2014. "Measuring the extent and implications of corporate political connections in prewar Japan," CIGS Working Paper Series 14-011E, The Canon Institute for Global Studies.
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private finance; corporate governance; capital markets; banks; economic history;JEL classification:
- N23 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - Europe: Pre-1913
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