Agency and tax explanations of security issuance decisions

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 24, Issue 7-8, 1997, Pages 943-961

  Walsh, Eamonn J ^a,b   Ryan, James ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^c DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

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EID: 1142283074     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.00144     Document Type: Conference Paper

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