The net benefits to leverage

Journal of Finance

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2137-2170

  Korteweg, Arthur ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78249231716     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2010.01612.x     Document Type: Article

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