The cost of debt

Journal of Finance

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2089-2136

  Van Binsbergen, Jules H ^a   Graham, John R ^b   Yang, Jie ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78249249974     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2010.01611.x     Document Type: Article

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