A comparative study of structural models of corporate bond yields: An exploratory investigation

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 255-269

  Anderson, Ronald ^a   Sundaresan, Suresh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Bond yields; C51; Default probabilities; G3; G33; Structural models

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013183361     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4266(99)00059-X     Document Type: Article

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