Real Flexibility and Financial Structure: An Empirical Analysis

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1131-1165

  MacKay, Peter ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0242541739     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhg022     Document Type: Review

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