Interest rate changes and the timing of debt issues

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 600-608

  Barry, Christopher B ^a   Mann, Steven C ^a   Mihov, Vassil ^a   Rodríguez, Mauricio ^a  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial policy; Market timing; Public debt

Indexed keywords

EID: 60649104167     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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