Explaining the rate spread on corporate bonds

Journal of Finance

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 247-277

  Elton, Edwin J ^a   Gruber, Martin J ^a   Agrawal, Deepak ^a   Mann, Christopher ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0040885646     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0022-1082.00324     Document Type: Article

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