Capital structure with dividend restrictions

Journal of Corporate Finance

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 193-208

  Wald, John ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bankruptcy; Dividends; G32; K22; Leverage; Profitability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043209778     PISSN: 09291199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0929-1199(98)00020-0     Document Type: Article

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