In a forthcoming paper, Fernandez (2002) claims to derive a formula for the valuation of debt tax shields for firms with cash flows that grow perpetually at a constant rate. We show that his formula is incorrect and provide an example where his valuation would admit arbitrage

In a recent paper, Pablo Fernandez (2002) makes the unusual and paradoxical sounding claim that for cash flows in perpetuity with a constant growth rate g, the value of the tax shields VTS is NOT equal to the present value of the tax shields. To be specific, Fernandez purportedly shows that the...

In a forthcoming paper, Fernandez (2002) claims to derive a formula for the valuation of debt tax shields for firms with cash flows that grow perpetually at a constant rate. We show that his formula is incorrect

The conventional wisdom about psi, the appropriate discount rate for the tax shield, is as follows. If the tax shield is risk-free, that is, the revenue is sufficient to ensure that the interest deduction will be used with full certainty in the relevant period, then the appropriate discount rate...

There are two ways to view the inter-temporal risk profile of a finite stream of cash flows that is represented by a binomial process. We can examine the risk profile of the cash flow process or the value process that is derived from the cash flow process. First, with respect to a given year n,...

In a recent paper, Ruback (2000) assumes that the discount rate for the tax shield in the Adjusted Present Value (APV) approach is the cost of debt and shows that the Capital Cash Flow (CCF) method and the Adjusted Present Value (APV) approach give different answers for the levered value. In...

In a forthcoming paper, Fernandez (2002) claims to derive a formula for the valuation of debt tax shields for firms with cash flows that grow perpetually at a constant rate. We show that his formula is incorrect and provide an example where his valuation would admit arbitrage.

In accordance with Basel Capital Accords, the Capital Requirements (CR) for market risk exposure of banks is a nonlinear function of Value-at-Risk (VaR). Importantly, the CR is calculated based on a bank’s actual portfolio, i.e. the portfolio represented by its current holdings. To tackle...

In this paper, we study the drivers of permanent and transitory deposit dollarization for a sample of CESE countries using panel cointegration techniques. The results suggest that a positive cointegration relationship exists between permanent dollarization and Minimum Variance Portfolio (MVP)...