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On the Pricing of Corporate Debt: The Risk Structure of Interest Rates

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Presented at the American Finance Association Meeting, New York, December 1973.
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  • Merton, Robert C, 1974. "On the Pricing of Corporate Debt: The Risk Structure of Interest Rates," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 29(2), pages 449-470, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:jfinan:v:29:y:1974:i:2:p:449-70
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