Capital structure and asset prices: Some effects of bankruptcy procedures

Journal of Business

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 387-411

  François, Pascal ^a   Morellec, Erwan ^b  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0842294212     PISSN: 00219398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/381280     Document Type: Article

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