Split ratings, bond yields, and underwriter spreads

Journal of Financial Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 185-204

  Jewell, Jeff ^a   Livingston, Miles ^b  

^a LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0000136343     PISSN: 02702592     EISSN: 14756803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6803.1998.tb00679.x     Document Type: Article

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