Capital structure

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 81-102

  Myers, Stewart C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0012219871     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.15.2.81     Document Type: Review

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