Dividends, safety and liquidation when liabilities are long-term and stochastic

European Economic Review

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1179-1210

  Mason, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accumulative hazards; Liability; Strategic liquidation

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; LIABILITY; SAFETY;

EID: 4444258266     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2004.03.006     Document Type: Article

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