An empirical analysis of market and institutional mechanisms for alleviating information asymmetry in the municipal bond market

Journal of Economics and Finance

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 226-238

  Peng, Jun ^a   Brucato Jr , Peter F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Cricket Asset Management   (Australia)

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EID: 34848847290     PISSN: 10550925     EISSN: 19389744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02761613     Document Type: Article

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