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The Prince and the Pauper? CEO Pay in the United States and United Kingdom. / Conyon, Martin; Murphy, Kevin J.
In: Economic Journal, Vol. 110, No. 467, 11.2000, p. 640-671.

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Conyon M, Murphy KJ. The Prince and the Pauper? CEO Pay in the United States and United Kingdom. Economic Journal. 2000 Nov;110(467):640-671. doi: 10.1111/1468-0297.00577

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Conyon, Martin ; Murphy, Kevin J. / The Prince and the Pauper? CEO Pay in the United States and United Kingdom. In: Economic Journal. 2000 ; Vol. 110, No. 467. pp. 640-671.

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