Leverage choice and credit spreads when managers risk shift

Journal of Finance

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2323-2362

  Carlson, Murray ^a   Lazrak, Ali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 78249234392     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2010.01617.x     Document Type: Article

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