Excess Funds and Agency Problems: An Empirical Study of Incremental Cash Disbursements

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 219-248

  Lie, Erik ^a  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

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EID: 0033262854     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/13.1.219     Document Type: Article

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