Regulatory monitoring as a substitute for debt covenants

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 367-391

  Black, Ervin L ^a   Carnes, Thomas A ^b   Mosebach, Michael ^c   Moyer, Susan E ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Debt covenants; Monitoring; Substitution

Indexed keywords

EID: 11144303546     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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