The risk-adjusted cost of financial distress

Journal of Finance

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2557-2586

  Almeida, Heitor ^a   Philippon, Thomas ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36649034710     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2007.01286.x     Document Type: Article

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