Firm performance, capital structure, and the tax benefits of employee stock options

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 135-160

  Kahle, Kathleen M ^a   Shastri, Kuldeep ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 15844377603     PISSN: 00221090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022109000001770     Document Type: Article

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