Do nonfinancial stakeholders affect the pricing of risky debt? Evidence from unionized workers

Review of Finance

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 347-383

  Chen, Huafeng ^a   Kacperczyk, Marcin ^b   Ortiz Molina, Hernán ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84863257079     PISSN: 15723097     EISSN: 1573692X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rof/rfq028     Document Type: Review

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