The debt-contracting value of accounting information and loan syndicate structure

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 247-287

  Ball, Ryan ^a   Bushman, Robert M ^a   Vasvari, Florin P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 40749162781     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: 1475679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-679X.2008.00273.x     Document Type: Article

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