Labour leverage, equity risk and corporate policy choice

European Accounting Review

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 699-732

  Rosett, Joshua G ^a  

^a CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 47549083210     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0963818031000087880     Document Type: Article

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