An empirical analysis of the reincorporation decision

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 549-568

  Heron, Randall A ^a   Lewellen, Wilbur G ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032276385     PISSN: 00221090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2331131     Document Type: Article

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