Determinants of capital structure and adjustment to long run target: Evidence from UK company panel data

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 175-198

  Ozkan, Aydin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1142295093     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.00370     Document Type: Article

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