Firm behaviour and financial pressure: Evidence from spanish panel data

Bulletin of Economic Research

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 283-311

  Benito, Andrew ^a   Hernando, Ignacio ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

^b DG Economics   (Spain)

Author keywords

Company panel; Corporate adjustment

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FORMATION; EMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL CRISIS; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; PANEL DATA;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 34548769258     PISSN: 03073378     EISSN: 14678586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-3378.2007.00266.x     Document Type: Article

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