High-yield bond default and call risks

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 409-419

  McDonald, Cynthia G ^a   Van De Gucht, Linda M ^a  

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EID: 0039258499     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003465399558346     Document Type: Article

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