The corporate propensity to save

Journal of Finance

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1729-1766

  Riddick, Leigh A ^a   Whited, Toni M ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 68249159913     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2009.01478.x     Document Type: Article

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