The Cost of Political Connections
Using plant-level data from France, we document a potential cost of political connections for firms that is not offset by other benefits. Politically connected CEOs alter corporate employment decisions to help (regional) politicians in their re-election efforts by having higher job and plant creatio...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press (OUP),
2019-10-02T20:12:31Z.
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