Pay me later: Inside debt and its role in managerial compensation

Journal of Finance

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1551-1588

  Sundaram, Rangarajan K ^a   Yermack, David L ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34547883221     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2007.01251.x     Document Type: Article

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