Does Corporate Headquarters Location Matter for Firm Capital Structure?

Financial Management

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 113-138

  Gao, Wenlian ^a   Ng, Lilian ^b   Wang, Qinghai ^c  

^a DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 79952812545     PISSN: 00463892     EISSN: 1755053X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-053X.2010.01136.x     Document Type: Article

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