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How the fine print in debt contracts can reduce investment
Performance covenants in debt contracts impede borrowers’ incentives to take up new investments.
The benefits, and limits, of financial-reporting regulation
There may be good reasons to require financial reporting and auditing, but it’s not clear market efficiency is one of them.
CBR Briefing #48
Public audit oversight enhances investor trust in financial reports
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