An Empirical Analysis Of Municipal Bond Ratings In Virginia

Studies in Economics and Finance

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 81-97

  Badu, Yaw A ^a   Daniels, Kenneth N ^b  

^a VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 17544364980     PISSN: 10867376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb028733     Document Type: Review

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