Perceptions and the politics of finance: Junk bonds and the regulatory seizure of First Capital Life

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 475-511

  DeAngelo, Harry ^a   DeAngelo, Linda ^a   Gilson, Stuart C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bank runs; Financial distress; Insurance; Junk bonds; Politics of finance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030188574     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-405X(95)00866-D     Document Type: Article

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