Information asymmetry and firms' credit market access: Evidence from Moody's credit rating format refinement

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 325-351

  Tang, Tony T ^a  

^a Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well Being   (United States)

Author keywords

Capital structure; Credit ratings; Financing decisions; Information asymmetry; Investment policies

Indexed keywords

EID: 67849109830     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2008.07.007     Document Type: Article

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