Optimal capital structure, endogenous bankruptcy, and the term structure of credit spreads

Journal of Finance

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 987-1019

  Leland, Hayne E ^a   Toft, Klaus Bjerre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0039021357     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1996.tb02714.x     Document Type: Article

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