Discussion of the effects of corporate governance on firms' credit ratings

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 245-254

  Weber, Joseph ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Credit ratings; Debt; Management compensation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746894606     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2006.02.002     Document Type: Note

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