Creditor protection laws and the cost of debt

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 701-726

  Mansi, Sattar A ^a   Maxwell, William F ^b   Wald, John K ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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EID: 75649103167     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/605566     Document Type: Article

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