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A Theory of Predation Based on Agency Problems in Financial Contracting

By: David S. Scharfstein and Patrick Bolton
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Keywords

Theory; Problems and Challenges; Finance; Contracts

Citation

Scharfstein, David S., and Patrick Bolton. "A Theory of Predation Based on Agency Problems in Financial Contracting." American Economic Review 80, no. 1 (March 1990).
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David S. Scharfstein

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