Are Corporate Financing Decisions Different in Japan? An Empirical Study on Capital Structure

Journal of the Japanese and International Economies

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 201-229

  Hirota, Shin'Ichi ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0037922383     PISSN: 08891583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jjie.1999.0435     Document Type: Article

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