Internal financial constraints, external financial constraints, and investment choice: Evidence from a panel of UK firms

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1795-1809

  Guariglia, Alessandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cash flow; Error correction models; Financial constraints; Investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 48749098155     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2007.12.008     Document Type: Article

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