Debt issue costs and issue characteristics in the market for U.S. dollar denominated international bonds

European Finance Review

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 277-296

  Melnik, Arie ^a   Nissim, Doron ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

International bonds; Issue costs; Underpricing; Underwriter compensation

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043072743     PISSN: 13826662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024583827989     Document Type: Review

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