The Value of Control

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U.S. corporate scandals such as Enron and Tyco have highlighted the fact that insiders enjoy benefits above and beyond those of the average shareholder-the so-called “private benefits of control.” How widespread are these benefits? What effects do they have on the development of a country’s securities market? Furthermore, how can such benefits be curbed? New research indicates that in spite of the recent corporate scandals in the United States, other countries face much greater hurdles in curbing these private benefits, and in developing effective systems of corporate governance.

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