Taxes and corporate debt policy in Canada: An empirical investigation

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 556-572

  Shum, Pauline M ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0043071518     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/136250     Document Type: Article

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