Why do U.S. firms hold so much more cash than they used to?

Journal of Finance

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1985-2021

  Bates, Thomas W ^a   Kahle, Kathleen M ^b   Stulz, René M ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70349487039     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2009.01492.x     Document Type: Article

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