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We analyze the optimal debt structure of multinational corporations choosing between centralized or decentralized borrowing. We identify how this choice is affected by creditor rights and bankruptcy costs, taking into account managerial incentives and coinsurance considerations. We find that...
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strongest implication of this theory of capital structure evolution is that optimal capital structure is essentially dynamic … prices are low. The theory explains many stylized facts that fly in the face of existing capital structure theories and also … generates new testable predictions. Moreover, the theory can rationalize the use of debt in the absence of taxes, agency costs …
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We present a model where arbitrageurs operate on an asset market that can be hit by information shocks. Before entering the market, arbitrageurs are allowed to optimize their capital structure, in order to take advantage of potential underpricing. We find that, at equilibrium, some arbitrageurs...
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This Paper analyses the effect of dynamic capital structure adjustments on credit risk. Firms may optimally adjust their leverage in response to stochastic changes in firm value. It is shown that capital structure dynamics lower optimal initial leverage ratios but increase both fair credit...
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We examine the risk-return characteristics of a rolling portfolio investment strategy where more than six thousand …
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This Paper reports a new test of capital structure theories. It uses a filtering technique to identify large investment …
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decrease, depending on the type of political risk. Using the Microdatabase Direct Investment of the Deutsche Bundesbank, we …
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, and it also has a positive and significant effect on their market values. Our results are consistent with the theory that …
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We base a contracting theory for a start-up firm on an agency model with observable but nonverifiable effort, and …
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transparency. We can predict a clustering of attributes: bank dominance, established firms with valuable investment, but also …
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