The 'Dominant Bank Effect:' How high lender reputation affects the information content and terms of bank loans

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2730-2756

  Ross, David Gaddis ^a  

^a The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

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EID: 77953844278     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhp117     Document Type: Article

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