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Looking Under the Hood of Activist Fraud Campaigns
Corporate fraud poses a significant agency cost for stock ownership. Activist short sellers, who conduct and publicize investigative research, play a crucial role in exposing such fraud, in contrast with most short sellers who quietly await price catalysts without public …