Long-term attachments and long-run firm rates of return

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 314-333

  Orazem, Peter F ^a,b   Bouillon, Marvin L ^a   Doran, Benjamin M ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 8344249401     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4135294     Document Type: Article

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