Determinants of capital structure: New evidence from Spanish panel data

Journal of Corporate Finance

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 77-99

  De Miguel, Alberto ^a   Pindado, Julio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Capital structure; Cash flow; Free cash flow; G32; Institutional characteristics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042371919     PISSN: 09291199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1199(00)00020-1     Document Type: Article

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