A comparison of Merton's option pricing model of corporate debt valuation to the use of book values

Journal of Corporate Finance

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 401-426

  Eberhart, Allan C ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate finance; Option pricing; Valuation

Indexed keywords

EID: 12344257858     PISSN: 09291199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2003.07.002     Document Type: Article

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