The theory and practice of corporate finance: Evidence from the field

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 60, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 187-243

  Graham, John R ^a   Harvey, Campbell R ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Capital budgeting; Capital structure; Cost of capital; Cost of equity; Discount rates; G12; G31; G32; Project valuation; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000318873     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-405X(01)00044-7     Document Type: Article

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