The Use of Debt and Equity in Optimal Financial Contracts

Journal of Financial Intermediation

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 270-316

  Boyd, John H ^a   Smith, Bruce D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0141772375     PISSN: 10429573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfin.1999.0277     Document Type: Article

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