Sinking Funds and the Agency Costs of Corporate Debt

A sinking fund provision typically obligates the firm to amortize a portion of the debt issue prior to maturity. A sample of 169 new industrial debt issues was used to examine whether firms with certain characteristics related to agency problems tend to incorporate a sinking fund provision in the bo...

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Main Authors: KAO, Chihwa, WU, Chunchi
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 1990
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/817
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English
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