How does financing impact investment? the role of debt covenants

Journal of Finance

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2085-2121

  Chava, Sudheer ^a   Roberts, Michael R ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 51749102179     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2008.01391.x     Document Type: Article

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