An EBIT-based model of dynamic capital structure

Journal of Business

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 483-

  Goldstein, Robert ^b   Nengjiu, Ju ^b   Leland, Hayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 18044403859     PISSN: 00219398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/322893     Document Type: Article

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