Leverage and investment in diversified firms

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 317-337

  Ahn, Seoungpil ^a   Denis, David J ^b   Denis, Diane K ^b  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversification; Investment; Leverage

Indexed keywords

EID: 30744462106     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2005.03.002     Document Type: Article

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