Agency costs, risk management, and capital structure

Journal of Finance

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1213-1243

  Leland, Hayne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0002350933     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0022-1082.00051     Document Type: Article

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