Do financial factors affect the capital-labour ratio? Evidence from UK firm-level data

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1932-1947

  Spaliara, Marina Eliza ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capital labour ratio; Financial constraints; Firm specific characteristics

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350053267     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2009.05.010     Document Type: Article

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