Investment and financing constraints: Evidence from the funding of corporate pension plans

Journal of Finance

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-71

  Rauh, Joshua D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 33644852658     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2006.00829.x     Document Type: Article

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