Real options, agency conflicts, and optimal capital structure

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1405-1428

  Mauer, David C ^a   Sarkar, Sudipto ^b  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capital structure; Overinvestment; Real options; Stockholder bondholder conflicts

Indexed keywords

EID: 14944358563     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2004.05.036     Document Type: Article

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