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Omitted debt risk, financial distress and the cross-section of expected equity returns

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Omitted debt risk, financial distress and the cross-section of expected equity returns. / Aretz, K; Shackleton, M B.
In: Journal of Banking and Finance, Vol. 35, No. 5, 2011, p. 1213-1227.

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Aretz, K & Shackleton, MB 2011, 'Omitted debt risk, financial distress and the cross-section of expected equity returns', Journal of Banking and Finance, vol. 35, no. 5, pp. 1213-1227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2010.10.018

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Aretz, K., & Shackleton, M. B. (2011). Omitted debt risk, financial distress and the cross-section of expected equity returns. Journal of Banking and Finance, 35(5), 1213-1227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2010.10.018

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Aretz K, Shackleton MB. Omitted debt risk, financial distress and the cross-section of expected equity returns. Journal of Banking and Finance. 2011;35(5):1213-1227. doi: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2010.10.018

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Aretz, K ; Shackleton, M B. / Omitted debt risk, financial distress and the cross-section of expected equity returns. In: Journal of Banking and Finance. 2011 ; Vol. 35, No. 5. pp. 1213-1227.

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