Determinants of corporate borrowing: A behavioral perspective

Journal of Corporate Finance

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 389-411

  Hackbarth, Dirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral corporate finance; Capital structure; Debt overhang; Real options

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649531793     PISSN: 09291199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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