Is the partial adjustment model a useful tool for capital structure research

Review of Finance

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 733-754

  Hovakimian, Armen ^a   Li, Guangzhong ^a  

^a CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

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EID: 84861865562     PISSN: 15723097     EISSN: 1573692X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rof/rfq020     Document Type: Review

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