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Impact of Ownership Structure on Agency Cost of Debt in India

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  • Sakina Kachwala
  • Chitra Singla

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The paper attempts to answer the question namely the management-principal or the principal-principal is given more significance by the debt holders in the Indian context. It also examines the relationship between the ownership structure of the firm and the agency cost of debt in the context of an emerging economy. [W.P. No. 2016-03-59]

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  • Sakina Kachwala & Chitra Singla, 2016. "Impact of Ownership Structure on Agency Cost of Debt in India," Working Papers id:11004, eSocialSciences.
    • Handle: RePEc:ess:wpaper:id:11004
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