Credit ratings and stock liquidity

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 119-157

  Odders White, Elizabeth R ^a   Ready, Mark J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 29344437819     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhj004     Document Type: Review

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