The effect of state laws on capital structure

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 297-319

  Wald, John K ^a   Long, Michael S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b RUTGERS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Leverage; Profitability; State laws

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846472991     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2005.10.008     Document Type: Article

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