The Design of Financial Policies in Corporate Spin-offs

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1359-1388

  Mehrotra, Vikas ^a   Mikkelson, Wayne ^b   Partch, Megan ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 0142158474     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhg027     Document Type: Article

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