Capital versus performance covenants in debt contracts

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 75-116

  Christensen, Hans B ^a   Nikolaev, Valeri V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 84855877218     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: 1475679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-679X.2011.00432.x     Document Type: Article

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