Do regulations based on credit ratings affect a firm's cost of capital?

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 4324-4347

  Kisgen, Darren J ^a   Strahan, Philip E ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 78649468436     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhq077     Document Type: Article

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