Incomplete Contracts, Bankruptcy and the Firm’s Capital Structure
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Incomplete Contracts; Opportunistic Behaviour; Bankruptcy; Capital Structure;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D0 - Microeconomics - - General
- C7 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory
- G3 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance
- L2 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior
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