On the debt capacity of growth options

Journal of Business

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-59

  Barclay, Michael J ^a   Smith Jr , Clifford W ^a   Morellec, Erwan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

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EID: 19144370865     PISSN: 00219398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/497404     Document Type: Review

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