Agency problems and capital expenditure announcements

Journal of Business

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 223-256

  Brailsford, Timothy J ^a   Yeoh, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 3042568579     PISSN: 00219398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/381274     Document Type: Article

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