Strategic ownership structure and the cost of debt

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2257-2299

  Aslan, Hadiye ^a   Kumar, Praveen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 84862999451     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhs062     Document Type: Review

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