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Investment Opportunities and the Design of Debt Securities
David Yermack / Marcel Kahan
convertible bonds / corporate financeResource overview

Investment Opportunities and the Design of Debt Securities

Paper1996

by David Yermack, Marcel Kahan

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convertible bondscorporate finance

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