An analysis of default correlations and multiple defaults

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 555-576

  Zhou, Chunsheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0035614682     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/14.2.555     Document Type: Article

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