Evidence on the determinants of equity issue method in the UK

Applied Financial Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 145-157

  Burton, B M ^a   Power, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; FINANCIAL MARKET; INVESTMENT;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 2542488622     PISSN: 09603107     EISSN: 14664305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603100110108127     Document Type: Article

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