A dynamic perspective on the determinants of accounts payable

Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 439-457

  García Teruel, Pedro J ^a   Martínez Solano, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Accounts payable; Rationing; SMEs; Trade credit

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951258179     PISSN: 0924865X     EISSN: 15737179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11156-009-0124-0     Document Type: Article

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