The real determinants of asset sales

Journal of Finance

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2231-2262

  Yang, Liu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 51749091107     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2008.01396.x     Document Type: Article

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