Forced selling of fallen angels

Journal of Fixed Income

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 72-85

  Ambrose, Brent W ^a   Cai, Nianyun ^b   Helwege, Jean ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

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EID: 48549090595     PISSN: 10598596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3905/jfi.2008.708844     Document Type: Article

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