Changes in corporate capital structures: Evidence from the 1986 tax reform act

Managerial Finance

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 53-68

  Kim, Chang Soo ^a,b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84992995383     PISSN: 03074358     EISSN: 17587743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb018571     Document Type: Article

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