Why Do Corporations Become Criminals? An Agency Explanation

C.R. Alexander and Mark Cohen

Working Papers from U.S. Department of Justice - Antitrust Division

Abstract: This paper presents empirical evidence on why firm become corporate criminals. We investigate the relationship between corporate ownership structure and the prior probability of observing corporate crime.

Keywords: ENTERPRISES; CRIMES; LAW (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: K22 K42 L10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 33 pages
Date: 1996
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