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# Is the Cost of Debt Capital Higher for Younger Firms?

**Published:** 2004-11-11  
**Categories:** Publikationer  
**Tags:** Diskussionsämnen  
**URL:** https://www.etla.fi/sv/publikationer/dp946-en/



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