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Where did all the dollars go?: the effect of cash flows on capital and asset structure

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Where did all the dollars go? the effect of cash flows on capital and asset structure. / Dasgupta, Sudipto; Noe, Thomas; Wang, Zhen.
In: Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Vol. 45, No. 5, 10.2011, p. 1259-1294.

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Dasgupta, S, Noe, T & Wang, Z 2011, 'Where did all the dollars go? the effect of cash flows on capital and asset structure', Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, vol. 45, no. 5, pp. 1259-1294. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022109011000512

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Dasgupta, S., Noe, T., & Wang, Z. (2011). Where did all the dollars go? the effect of cash flows on capital and asset structure. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 45(5), 1259-1294. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022109011000512

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Dasgupta S, Noe T, Wang Z. Where did all the dollars go? the effect of cash flows on capital and asset structure. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. 2011 Oct;45(5):1259-1294. Epub 2011 Jun 29. doi: 10.1017/S0022109011000512

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Dasgupta, Sudipto ; Noe, Thomas ; Wang, Zhen. / Where did all the dollars go? the effect of cash flows on capital and asset structure. In: Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. 2011 ; Vol. 45, No. 5. pp. 1259-1294.

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