Corporate yield spreads and bond liquidity

Journal of Finance

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 119-149

  Chen, Long ^a   Lesmond, David A ^b   Wei, Jason ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 33846222304     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2007.01203.x     Document Type: Article

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