Debt capacity, cost of debt, and corporate insurance

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 433-466

  Zou, Hong ^a   Adams, Mike B ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 46849086373     PISSN: 00221090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022109000003586     Document Type: Article

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