Control rights and capital structure: An empirical investigation

Journal of Finance

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1657-1695

  Roberts, Michael R ^a   Sufi, Amir ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 67349210976     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2009.01476.x     Document Type: Article

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