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- 32
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- 3
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- 263-292
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Clifford W. Smith,
Ross L. Watts
(1992).
The investment opportunity set and corporate financing, dividend, and compensation policies.
Journal of Financial Economics
, 32
(3)
, 263-292.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-405x(92)90029-w
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- 10.1016/0304-405x(92)90029-w