Debt Heterogeneity and Covenants

Yun Lou
Yun Lou
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School of Accountancy, Singapore Management University, Singapore 178900;
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Clemens A. Otto
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Clemens A. Otto
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6463-3358
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University, Singapore 178899
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Yun Lou

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4251-2234

School of Accountancy, Singapore Management University, Singapore 178900;

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Clemens A. Otto

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Clemens A. Otto

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6463-3358

Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University, Singapore 178899

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Published Online:28 May 2019https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2018.3141

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Received:September 29, 2016
Accepted:April 08, 2018
Published Online:May 28, 2019

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