Corporate Finance Policies and Social Networks

Cesare Fracassi
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Cesare Fracassi
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McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712
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Cesare Fracassi

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Cesare Fracassi

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McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712

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Published Online:17 May 2016https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2016.2433

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Published Online:May 17, 2016

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