How and why do small firms manage interest rate risk?

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 446-470

  Vickery, James ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Interest rate risk; Loans; Risk management; Small firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349079029     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2006.09.011     Document Type: Article

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