Corporate use of interest rate swaps: Theory and evidence
β Scribed by Haitao Li; Connie X. Mao
- Book ID
- 117528484
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 307 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0378-4266
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