The determinants of the maturity of corporate debt issues

Journal of Finance

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1809-1833

  Guedes, Jose ^a   Opler, Tim ^a  

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EID: 0039470461     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1996.tb05227.x     Document Type: Article

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