Capital Structure in Corporate Spin-Offs

Journal of Business

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-43

  Dittmar, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0344539549     PISSN: 00219398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/379860     Document Type: Article

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