Market timing and capital structure

Journal of Finance

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-32

  Baker, Malcolm ^a   Wurgler, Jeffrey ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0041672312     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-6261.00414     Document Type: Article

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