Does the Ownership Structure of Debt and Equity Affect the Agency Costs of Debt? Japanese Evidence

Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-66

  Hwang, Leeseok ^a   Kim, Yong O ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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EID: 84998075584     PISSN: 0148558X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148558X9801300103     Document Type: Article

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