Distance still matters: Evidence from municipal bond underwriting

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 763-784

  Butler, Alexander W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

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EID: 41549161126     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhn002     Document Type: Article

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