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Schnitzer, Monika (25. June 2021): Wer im "Internet of Things" bestehen will, darf nicht nur auf "Things" setzen. In: Wirtschaftswoche, No. 026: 010
Schnitzer, Monika; Heidhues, Paul (2. July 2021): Sollte Big Tech zerschlagen werden? In: Handelsblatt, No. 125: p. 64
Greiner, Johannes; Schnitzer, Monika (5. May 2020): Wirtschaftsweise lehnt Kaufprämie für Autos ab. In: Donaukurier, Vol. 75, No. 103: p. 8
Kessler, Martin; Schnitzer, Monika (4. May 2020): "Keine Dividenden bei Staatshilfen". In: Rheinische Post: p. 6
Schnitzer, Monika (17. July 2020): Donald Trumps Eigentor. In: Handelsbaltt, No. 136: p. 14
Schnitzer, Monika (24. May 2020): Wie erfinden wir uns in Krisen neu? In: Focus online
Schnitzer, Monika; Gusbeth, Sabine (29. May 2020): "Die Autokonzerne brauchen das Geld nicht". In: Euro am Sonntag: pp. 8-9
Schnitzer, Monika; Heller, Gernot (28. July 2020): "Für eine Entwarnung ist es noch zu früh". In: Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung: p. 2
Schnitzer, Monika; Riedel, Donata (7. May 2020): "Man sollte den EU-Haushalt erweitern". In: Handelsblatt, No. 88: p. 7
Schnitzer, Monika; Steimer, Henrike (29. June 2020): Das Virus macht uns wettbewerbsfähiger. In: Wirtschaftswoche/wiwo.de
Bock, Carolin; Watzinger, Martin (20. November 2017): The Capital Gains Tax. A Curse but Also a Blessing for Venture Capital Investment. In: Journal of Small Business Management
Fackler, Thomas A.; Nagler, Markus; Schnitzer, Monika; Watzinger, Martin (January 2017): How Antitrust Enforcement Can Spur Innovation. Bell Labs and the 1956 Consent Decree. CEPR Discussion Paper No. 11793,
Gumpert, Anna (2017): The Organization of Knowledge in Multinational Firms. Collaborative Research Center Transregio 190, Discussion Paper No. 29 [PDF, 1MB]
Gumpert, Anna (2017): [Rezension von] Antràs, Pol: Global production: firms, contracts, and trade structure. Princeton University Press, Princeton and Oxford, 2016. In: Journal of Economics, Vol. 120, No. 2: pp. 189-191
Gumpert, Anna; Moxnes, Andreas; Ramondo, Natalia; Tintelnot, Felix (2017): The Life-Cycle Dynamics of Exporters and Multinational Firms. Collaborative Research Center Transregio 190, Discussion Paper No. 55 [PDF, 1MB]
Schnitzer, Monika; Watzinger, Martin (August 2017): Measuring the Spillovers of Venture Capital. CEPR Discussion Paper 12236,
Schnitzer, Monika; Watzinger, Martin (31. October 2017): Spillovers from venture capital investment. In: VOX - CEPR Policy Portal
Watzinger, Martin; Fackler, Thomas; Nagler, Markus; Schnitzer, Monika (19. February 2017): How antitrust enforcement can spur innovation. Bell Labs and the 1956 Consent Decree. In: VOX - CEPR Policy Portal
Watzinger, Martin; Fackler, Thomas A.; Nagler, Markus; Schnitzer, Monika (2017): How Antitrust Enforcement Can Spur Innovation. Bell Labs and the 1956 Consent Decree. Collaborative Research Center Transregio 190, Discussion Paper No. 4 [PDF, 670kB]
Gumpert, Anna; Hines, James R.; Schnitzer, Monika (2016): Multinational Firms and Tax Havens. In: Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 98, No. 4: pp. 713-727
Buch, Claudia M.; Kesternich, Iris; Lipponer, Alexander; Schnitzer, Monika (2014): Financial constraints and foreign direct investment: firm-level evidence. In: Review of World Economics: pp. 1-28
Kesternich, Iris; Schumacher, Heiner (2014): On the Use of Information in Oligopolistic Insurance Markets. In: Journal of Risk and Insurance, Vol. 81, No. 1: pp. 159-175
Backes-Gellner, Uschi; Böhringer, Christoph; Gerybadze, Alexander; Harhoff, Dietmar; Llerena, Patrick; Schnitzer, Monika (2013): Gutachten zu Forschung, Innovation und technologischer Leistungsfähigkeit Deutschlands 2013. Berlin: Expertenkommission Forschung und Innovation EFI.
Bremus, Franziska; Buch, Claudia M.; Russ, Katheryn N.; Schnitzer, Monika (2013): Big Banks and Macroeconomic Outcomes: Theory and Cross-Country Evidence of Granularity. Beiträge zur Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2013: Wettbewerbspolitik und Regulierung in einer globalen Wirtschaftsordnung - Session: Financial Markets and Macroeconomics B19-V2
Bremus, Franziska; Buch, Claudia M.; Russ, Katheryn N.; Schnitzer, Monika (2013): Big banks and macroeconomic outcomes: Theory and cross-country evidence of granularity. Discussion papers / Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung,
Gerybadze, Alexander; Schnitzer, Monika; Czernich, Nina (2013): Internationale Forschungs- und Entwicklungsstandorte. In: Wirtschaftsdienst, Vol. 93, No. 3: pp. 182-188
Gorodnichenko, Yuriy; Schnitzer, Monika (2013): Financial constraints and innovation: Why poor countries don't catch up. In: Journal of the European Economic Association, Vol. 11, No. 5: pp. 1115-1152
Kesternich, Iris; Heiss, Florian; McFadden, Daniel L.; Winter, Joachim ORCID: 0000-0003-2460-619X
(2013):
Suit the action to the word, the word to the action: Hypothetical choices and real decisions in Medicare Part D.
In: Journal of Health Economics, Vol. 32, No. 6: pp. 1313-1324
Kesternich, Iris; Siflinger, Bettina; Smith, James P.; Winter, Joachim ORCID: 0000-0003-2460-619X
(2013):
Individual Behavior as a Pathway between Early-Life Shocks and Adult Health: Evidence from Hunger Episodes in Post-War Germany.
IZA Discussion Papers / Forschungsinstitut für Zukunft und Arbeit, Bonn,
Backes-Gellner, Uschi; Gerybadze, Alexander; Harhoff, Dietmar; Llerena, Patrick; Luther, Joachim; Schnitzer, Monika (2012): Gutachten zur Forschung, Innovation und technologischer Leistungsfähigkeit Deutschlands 2012. Berlin: Expertenkommission Forschung und Innovation EFI.
Eck, Katharina; Engemann, Martina; Schnitzer, Monika (April 2012): How Trade Credits Foster International Trade. SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 379 [PDF, 474kB]
Gumpert, Anna; Hines Jr., James R.; Schnitzer, Monika (April 2012): The use of tax havens in exemption regimes. SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 381 [PDF, 456kB]
Kesternich, Iris; Siflinger, Bettina; Smith, James P.; Winter, Joachim ORCID: 0000-0003-2460-619X
(2012):
The effects of World War II on economic and health outcomes across Europe.
IZA Discussion Papers / Forschungsinstitut für Zukunft und Arbeit, Bonn,
Peters, Katrin; Schnitzer, Monika (April 2012): Trade liberalization and credit constraints: Why opening up may fail to promote convergence. SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 380 [PDF, 322kB]
Reisinger, Markus; Schnitzer, Monika (2012): Successive Oligopolies with Differentiated Firms and Endogeneous Entry. In: Journal of Industrial Economics, Vol. 60, No. 4: pp. 537-577
Akbel, Basak; Schnitzer, Monika (2011): Creditor rights and debt allocation within multinationals. In: Journal of Banking and Finance, Vol. 35, No. 6: pp. 1367-1379
Becker, Sascha O.; Boeckh, Katrin; Hainz, Christa; Wößmann, Ludger (2011): The empire is dead, long live the empire! Long-run persistence of trust and corruption in the bureaucracy. CESifo working paper: Fiscal Policy, Macroeconomics and Growth,
Becker, Sascha O.; Boeckh, Katrin; Hainz, Christa; Wößmann, Ludger (2011): Wie das Habsburger Reich heute in den osteuropäischen Verwaltungen sichtbar ist. In: IFO Schnelldienst, Vol. 64, No. 12: pp. 20-23
Engemann, Martina; Eck, Katharina; Schnitzer, Monika (2011): Trade Credits and Bank Credits in International Trade: Substitutes or Complements? BGPE Discussion Paper,
Marin, Dalia; Schnitzer, Monika (2011): When is FDI a capital flow? In: European Economic Review, Vol. 55, No. 6: pp. 845-861
Arndt, Christian; Buch, Claudia M.; Schnitzer, Monika (2010): FDI and Domestic Investment: An Industry-Level View. In: The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, Vol. 10, No. 1
Buch, Claudia M.; Kesternich, Iris; Lipponer, Alexander; Schnitzer, Monika (November 2010): Exports Versus FDI Revisited: Does Finance Matter? SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 340 [PDF, 576kB]
Gorodnichenko, Yuriy; Schnitzer, Monika (June 2010): Financial constraints and innovation: Why poor countries don't catchup. SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 341 [PDF, 536kB]
Kesternich, Iris; Schnitzer, Monika (2010): Who is afraid of political risk? Multinational firms and their choice of capital structure. In: Journal of International Economics, Vol. 82, No. 2: pp. 208-218
Schnitzer, Monika; Buch, Claudia M.; Kesternich, Iris; Lipponer, Alexander (2010): Exports Versus FDI Revisited: Does Finance Matter. Beiträge zur Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2010: Ökonomie der Familie - Session: Trade and Finance E2-V1
Schumacher, Heiner; Kesternich, Iris (2010): Pain, Precautions and Present-biased Preferences: A Theory of Health Insurance. Beiträge zur Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2010: Ökonomie der Familie - Session: Asymmetric Information and Risk C8-V1
Wößmann, Ludger; Becker, Sascha O.; Boeckh, Katrin; Hainz, Christa (2010): The Empire Is Dead, Long Live the Empire! Values and Human Interactions 90 Years after the Fall of the Habsburg Empire. Beiträge zur Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2010: Ökonomie der Familie - Session: History Matters D3-V3
Akbel, Basak; Schnitzer, Monika (November 2009): Creditor Rights and Debt Allocation within Multinationals. SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 304 [PDF, 616kB]
Buch, Claudia M.; Kesternich, Iris; Lipponer, Alexander; Schnitzer, Monika (September 2009): Financial Constraints and the Margins of FDI. SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 272 [PDF, 291kB]
Buch, Claudia M.; Kesternich, Iris; Lipponer, Alexander; Schnitzer, Monika (September 2009): Financial Constraints and the Margins of FDI. Discussion Papers in Economics 2009-17 [PDF, 403kB]
Lehner, Maria (August 2009): Group Lending versus Individual Lending in Microfinance. SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 299 [PDF, 376kB]
Fidrmuc, Jarko; Hainz, Christa (August 2008): Integrating with Their Feet: Cross-Border Lending at the German-Austrian Border. SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 248 [PDF, 339kB]
Hainz, Christa (July 2008): Bank Competition - When is it Good? SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 244 [PDF, 1MB]
Lehner, Maria (8. December 2008): Entry Mode Choice of Multinational Banks. Discussion Papers in Economics 2008-26 [PDF, 339kB]
Lehner, Maria (17. November 2008): Group versus Individual Lending in Microfinance. Discussion Papers in Economics 2008-24 [PDF, 236kB]
Lehner, Maria; Schnitzer, Monika (2008): Entry of foreign banks and their impact on host countries. In: Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol. 36, No. 3: pp. 430-452
Mugele, Christian; Schnitzer, Monika (2008): Organization of multinational activities and ownership structure. In: International Journal of Industrial Organization, Vol. 26, No. 6: pp. 1274-1289
Reisinger, Markus; Schnitzer, Monika (February 2008): A Model of Vertical Oligopolistic Competition. SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 228 [PDF, 427kB]
Reisinger, Markus; Schnitzer, Monika (9. April 2008): A Model of Vertical Oligopolistic Competition. Discussion Papers in Economics 2008-8 [PDF, 438kB]
Arndt, Christian; Buch, Claudia M.; Schnitzer, Monika (July 2007): FDI and Domestic Investment: An Industry-Level View. SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 212 [PDF, 879kB]
Fidrmuc, Jarko; Hainz, Christa; Malesich, Anton (January 2007): Default Rates in the Loan Market for SMEs. Evidence from Slovakia. Discussion Papers in Economics 2007-1 [PDF, 193kB]
Hainz, Christa (September 2007): The Effect of Bank Competition on the Bank’s Incentive to Collateralize. SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 216 [PDF, 461kB]
Hainz, Christa (September 2007): Creditor Passivity: The Effects of Bank Competition and Institutions on the Strategic Use of Bankruptcy Filings. Discussion Papers in Economics 2007-32 [PDF, 291kB]
Hainz, Christa (July 2007): The Effect of Bank Competition on the Bank's Incentive to Collateralize. Discussion Papers in Economics 2007-24 [PDF, 386kB]
Hainz, Christa; Hakenes, Hendrik (November 2007): The Politician and his Banker. SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 222 [PDF, 250kB]
Kesternich, Iris; Schnitzer, Monika (August 2007): Who is Afraid of Political Risk? Multinational Firms and their Choice of Capital Structure. SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 213 [PDF, 709kB]
Boerner, Kira; Hainz, Christa (June 2006): The Political Economy of Corruption and the Role of Financial Institutions. SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 135 [PDF, 365kB]
Claeys, Sophie; Hainz, Christa (November 2006): Acquisition versus greenfield: The impact of the mode of foreign bank entry on information and bank lending rates. SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 182 [PDF, 3MB]
Claeys, Sophie; Hainz, Christa (February 2006): Foreign Banks in Eastern Europe: Mode of Entry and Effects on Bank Interest Rates. SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 95 [PDF, 126kB]
Hainz, Christa (June 2006): Business Groups in Emerging Markets - Financial Control and Sequential Investment. SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 124 [PDF, 936kB]
Hainz, Christa; Kleimeier, Stefanie (December 2006): Project Finance as a Risk-Management Tool in International Syndicated Lending. SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 183 [PDF, 299kB]
Lehner, Maria; Schnitzer, Monika (June 2006): Entry of Foreign Banks and their Impact on Host Countries. SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 152 [PDF, 305kB]
Lehner, Maria; Schnitzer, Monika (September 2006): Entry of Foreign Banks and their Impact on Host Countries. Discussion Papers in Economics 2006-29 [PDF, 274kB]
Marin, Dalia; Schnitzer, Monika (June 2006): When is FDI a Capital Flow? SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 126 [PDF, 863kB]
Marin, Dalia; Schnitzer, Monika (June 2006): When is FDI a Capital Flow? Discussion Papers in Economics 2006-22 [PDF, 219kB]
Mugele, Christian; Schnitzer, Monika (February 2006): Organization of Multinational Activities and Ownership Structure. SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 98 [PDF, 657kB]
Mugele, Christian; Schnitzer, Monika (February 2006): Organization of Multinational Activities and Ownership Structure. Discussion Papers in Economics 2006-23 [PDF, 538kB]
Müller, Thomas; Schnitzer, Monika (2006): Technology transfer and spillovers in international joint ventures. In: Journal of International Economics, Vol. 68, No. 2: pp. 456-468
Schmidtke, Richard (June 2006): Private Provision of a Complementary Public Good. SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 134 [PDF, 341kB]
Schmidtke, Richard (June 2006): Two-Sided Markets with Pecuniary and Participation Externalities. SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 133 [PDF, 429kB]
Schmidtke, Richard (June 2006): Private Provision of a Complementary Public Good. Discussion Papers in Economics 2006-20 [PDF, 326kB]
Schmidtke, Richard (June 2006): Two-Sided Markets with Pecuniary and Participation Externalities. Discussion Papers in Economics 2006-19 [PDF, 415kB]
Boerner, Kira (November 2005): Having Everyone in the Boat May Sink it - Interest Group Involvement and Policy Reforms. Discussion Papers in Economics 2005-25 [PDF, 323kB]
Boerner, Kira; Uebelmesser, Silke (November 2005): Migration and the Welfare State: The Economic Power of the Non-Voter? Discussion Papers in Economics 2005-24 [PDF, 190kB]
Börner, Kira; Uebelmesser, Silke (July 2005): Migration and the Welfare State: The Economic Power of the Non-Voter? SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 154 [PDF, 216kB]
Marin, Dalia; Schnitzer, Monika (2005): Disorganization and financial collapse. In: European Economic Review, Vol. 49, No. 2: pp. 387-408
Müller, Thomas; Schnitzer, Monika (October 2005): Technology Transfer and Spillovers in International Joint Ventures. SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 84 [PDF, 194kB]
Börner, Kira (March 2004): Political Economy Reasons for Government Inertia: The Role of Interest Groups in the Case of Access to Medicines. Discussion Papers in Economics 2004-4 [PDF, 330kB]
Börner, Kira (January 2004): The Political Economy of Privatization. Why Do Governments Want Reforms? Discussion Papers in Economics 2004-1 [PDF, 277kB]
Börner, Kira; Hainz, Christa (August 2004): The Political Economy of Corruption and the Role of Financial Institutions. Discussion Papers in Economics 2004-19 [PDF, 318kB]
Hainz, Christa (July 2004): Quality of Institutions, Credit Markets and Bankruptcy. Discussion Papers in Economics 2004-18 [PDF, 254kB]
Hainz, Christa (July 2004): Business Groups in Emerging Markets - Substitutes for Missing Institutions. Discussion Papers in Economics 2004-17 [PDF, 305kB]
Marin, Dalia; Schnitzer, Monika (2003): Creating creditworthiness through reciprocal trade. In: Review of International Economics, Vol. 11, No. 1: pp. 159-174
Müller, Thomas; Schnitzer, Monika (September 2003): Technology Transfer and Spillovers in International Joint Ventures. Discussion Papers in Economics 2003-22 [PDF, 267kB]
Schmidt, Klaus M. ORCID: 0000-0002-5011-0828; Schnitzer, Monika
(2003):
Public Subsidies for Open Source? Some Economic Policy Issues of the Software Market.
Discussion Paper / Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR),
Schnitzer, Monika (2003): Privatisierung in Osteuropa: Strategien und Ergebnisse. In: Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, Vol. 4, No. 3: pp. 359-377
Marin, Dalia; Schnitzer, Monika (2002): The economic institution of international barter. In: Economic Journal, Vol. 112, No. 479: pp. 293-316
Schnitzer, Monika (2002): Debt v. foreign direct investment: The impact of sovereign risk on the structure of international capital flows. In: Economica, Vol. 69, No. 273: pp. 41-67
Schnitzer, Monika (2002): Rezension zu: The vanishing rouble: Barter networks non-monetary transactions in post-Soviet societies / Ed. by Paul Seabright. - Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press, 2000. In: Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. 40, No. 3: pp. 967-969
Marin, Dalia; Schnitzer, Monika (2000): Disorganization and Financial Collapse. CESifo Working Paper,
Schnitzer, Monika (2000): The process of China’s market transition (1978-1998): The evolutionary, historical, and comparative perspectives. In: Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), Vol. 156, No. 1: pp. 172-174
Schnitzer, Monika (1999): Enterprise restructuring and bank competition in transition economies. In: Economics of Transition, Vol. 7, No. 1: pp. 133-155
Schnitzer, Monika (1999): Expropriation and control rights: A dynamic model of foreign direct investment. In: International Journal of Industrial Organization, Vol. 17, No. 8: pp. 1113-1137
Schnitzer, Monika (1999): On the Role of Bank Competition for Corporate Finance and Corporate Control in Transition Economies. In: Journal of institutional and theoretical economics : JITE, Vol. 155, No. 1: pp. 22-46
Schnitzer, Monika (1999): On the role of bank competition for corporate finance and corporate control in transition economies. In: Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), Vol. 155, No. 1: pp. 22-46
Marin, Dalia; Schnitzer, Monika (1998): Economic incentives and international trade. In: European Economic Review, Vol. 42, No. 3-5: pp. 705-716
Schnitzer, Monika (1998): Bank Competition and Enterprise restructuring in Transition Economies. Discussion Paper / Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR),
Schnitzer, Monika (1998): On the Role of Bank Competition for Corporate Finance and Corporate Control in Transition Economies. Discussion Paper / Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR),
Schnitzer, Monika; Wambach, Achim (1998): Inside versus Outside Financing and Product Market Competition. Discussion Paper / Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR),
Marin, Dalia; Schnitzer, Monika (1997): The Economic Institution of International Barter. Discussion Paper / Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR),
Schmidt, Klaus M. ORCID: 0000-0002-5011-0828; Schnitzer, Monika
(1997):
Methods of Privatization: Auctions, Bargaining and Give-Aways.
Discussion Paper / Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR),
Schmidt, Klaus M. ORCID: 0000-0002-5011-0828; Schnitzer, Monika
(1997):
Methods of privatization: Auctions, bargaining, and giveaways.
In: Giersch, Herbert (ed.) :
Privatization at the end of the century. Berlin: Springer. pp. 99-133
Schnitzer, Monika (1996): Hostile versus friendly takeovers. In: Economica, Vol. 63, No. 249: pp. 37-55
Schnitzer, Monika (1996): [Rezension zu] Mario Baldassarri, Luigi Paganetto and Edmund S. Phelps (Eds.): PrivatizationProcesses in Eastern Europe: Theoretical Foundations and Empirical Results. Houndmills, Basingstoke: MacMillan, 1993. In: Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol. 22, No. 2: pp. 192-194
Schmidt, Klaus M. ORCID: 0000-0002-5011-0828; Schnitzer, Monika
(1995):
The interaction of explicit and implicit contracts.
In: Economics Letters, Vol. 48, No. 2: pp. 193-199
Schnitzer, Monika (1995): \"Breach of Trust\" in Takeovers and the Optimal Corporate Charter. In: The Journal of Industrial Economics, Vol. 43, No. 3: pp. 229-259
Marin, Dalia; Schnitzer, Monika (1994): Tying Trade Flows: A Theory of Countertrade. Discussion Paper / Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR),
Schnitzer, Monika (1994): Dynamic duopoly with best-price clauses. In: RAND Journal of Economics, Vol. 25, No. 1: pp. 186-196 [PDF, 634kB]
Schmidt, Klaus M. ORCID: 0000-0002-5011-0828; Schnitzer, Monika
(June 1993):
Privatization and Management Incentives in the Transition Period in Eastern Europe.
In: Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol. 17, No. 2: pp. 264-287
[PDF, 1MB]
Schmidt, Klaus M. ORCID: 0000-0002-5011-0828; Schnitzer, Monika
(1993):
Privatization and Management Incentives in the Transition Period in Eastern Europe.
In: Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol. 17, No. 2: pp. 264-287
[PDF, 1MB]
Schnitzer, Monika (1992): Breach of trust in takeovers and the optimal corporate charter. Working paper / Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Economics,