Why are US firms using more short-term debt?

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 182-212

  Custódio, Cláudia ^a   Ferreira, Miguel A ^b   Laureano, Luís ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOVA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Agency costs; Corporate debt maturity; Information asymmetry; New listings; Supply effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875812496     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2012.10.009     Document Type: Article

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