An empirical analysis of incremental capital structure decisions under managerial entrenchment

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1857-1895

  De Jong, Abe ^a   Veld, Chris ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Announcement effects; Capital structure; G32; Managerial entrenchment; Rights issues; Seasoned equity offerings; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012522351     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4266(00)00163-1     Document Type: Article

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