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CIAO DATE: 12/03

Blame Sarbanes-Oxley

Peter J. Wallison

On The Issues

September 2003

American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

Abstract

An array of stimulus factors has failed to generate strong growth in the U.S. economy. That may largely be a consequence of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the stock exchange regulations it has spawned, which have altered the composition and dynamics of corporate boards in ways that discourage risk-taking.

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