Capital structure of listed Portuguese companies: Determinants of debt adjustment

Review of Accounting and Finance

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 54-75

  Silva Serrasqueiro, Zélia Maria ^a   Rêgo Rogão, Márcia Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Companies; Cost estimates; Debts; Portugal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993084409     PISSN: 14757702     EISSN: 17587700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14757700910934238     Document Type: Article

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