Is environmental performance a determinant of bond pricing? Evidence from the U.S. pulp and paper and chemical industries

Contemporary Accounting Research

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1537-1561

  Schneider, Thomas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 83155181677     PISSN: 08239150     EISSN: 19113846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1911-3846.2010.01064.x     Document Type: Article

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