A dynamic model of optimal capital structure

Review of Finance

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 401-451

  Titman, Sheridan ^a   Tsyplakov, Sergey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 34548849399     PISSN: 15723097     EISSN: 1573692X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rof/rfm017     Document Type: Article

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