The Law and Economics of Self-Dealing

The Law and Economics of Self-Dealing

We present a new measure of legal protection of minority shareholders against expropriation by corporate insiders: the anti-self-dealing index. Assembled with the help of Lex Mundi law firms, the index is calculated for 72 countries based on legal rules prevailing in 2003, and focuses on private enf...

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Main Authors:	Djankov, Simeon, La Porta, Rafael, Lopez-de-Silanes, Florencio, Shleifer, Andrei
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Mergers Acquisitions Restructuring Voting Proxy Contests Corporate Governance G340 Corporate Finance and Governance: Government Policy and Regulation G380 Corporation and Securities Law K220
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5661

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