Employee stock options, corporate taxes, and debt policy

Journal of Finance

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1585-1618

  Graham, John R ^a   Lang, Mark H ^a   Shackelford, Douglas A ^a  

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EID: 4344573444     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2004.00673.x     Document Type: Review

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