Measuring Distress Risk: The Effect of R&D Intensity

Journal of Finance

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2931-2967

  Franzen, Laurel A ^a   Rodgers, Kimberly J ^b   Simin, Timothy T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36649009777     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2007.01297.x     Document Type: Article

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