Pricing, exit, and location decisions of firms: Evidence on the role of debt and operating efficiency

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 397-427

  Khanna, Naveen ^a   Tice, Sheri ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial constraints; Pricing and location decisions; Strategic price competition

Indexed keywords

EID: 12144278732     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2004.02.002     Document Type: Article

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