Asymmetric information effects on loan spreads

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 300-319

  Ivashina, Victoria ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost of capital; Information asymmetry; Syndicated loans

Indexed keywords

EID: 64849103251     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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