ON THE PRICING OF CORPORATE DEBT: THE RISK STRUCTURE OF INTEREST RATES*
The Journal of FinancePublished 1 May 1974Open access
Robert C. Merton
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Abstract
Presented at the American Finance Association Meeting, New York, December 1973.
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Economics, Econometrics and Finance
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