Empirical evidence of risk shifting in financially distressed firms

Journal of Finance

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 609-637

  Eisdorfer, Assaf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 41649116245     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2008.01326.x     Document Type: Article

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