Structural models of corporate bond pricing: An empirical analysis

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 499-544

  Eom, Young Ho ^a   Helwege, Jean ^b   Huang, Jing Zhi ^c,d  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 4344615968     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhg053     Document Type: Article

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