A test of the free cash flow hypothesis

Larry H.P. Lang; René M. Stulz; Ralph A. Walkling

doi:10.1016/0304-405x(91)90005-5

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Year: 1991
Type: article
Volume: 29
Issue: 2
Pages: 315-335
Citations: 1096
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                                    Larry H.P. Lang, 
                                
                                    René M. Stulz, 
                                
                                    Ralph A. Walkling
                                
                            (1991). 
                            A test of the free cash flow hypothesis. 
                            Journal of Financial Economics
                            , 29
                            (2)
                            , 315-335.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-405x(91)90005-5

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