Asset specificity and a firm's borrowing ability: An empirical analysis of manufacturing firms

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 69-81

  Močnik, Dijana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Asset specificity; Corporate finance; D23; Debt ratio; G32; G34; Governance structure; L22; M21; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 18044399349     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2681(00)00166-9     Document Type: Article

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