The influence of product market dynamics on a firm's cash holdings and hedging behavior

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 797-825

  Haushalter, David ^a   Klasa, Sandy ^b   Maxwell, William F ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cash holdings; Product market competition; Risk management

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247616049     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2006.05.007     Document Type: Article

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