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optimal dynamic control problem is characterized by two stochastic state variables: the equity value, and profitability (ROA …) of the _rm. According to the empirical evidence, we let profitability follow a mean reverting process. The problem is …
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market equity values diverge, especially during crises; (2) Tobin’s Q predicts future bank profitability; (3) neither book …
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This paper studies how variations in tax rates and profitability affect the (unconditional) quantiles of the … of taxes and profitability on subsidiaries’ financial choices varies across different quantiles of the (skewed …, profitability (proxied by ROA) has either a negative or null impact, depending on the leverage ratio and the tax rate used (namely …
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The frequency with which firms adjust output prices helps explain persistent differences in capital structure across firms. Unconditionally, the most exible-price firms have a 19% higher long-term leverage ratio than the most sticky-price firms, controlling for known determinants of capital...
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The paper aims at empirically investigating the relationship between regulation and the capital structure of the regulated firm, A key aspect of the referred relationship pertains a leverage effect according to which debt could be increased as a response to previous physical capital investment...
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Tax neutrality towards alternative financing instruments for corporate investment is a ubiquitous demand in the political debate. At the same time, the literature is surprisingly silent about the magnitude of possible efficiency costs of a departure from tax neutrality. Against this background,...
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Multinational companies can exploit the tax advantage of debt more aggressively than national companies by shifting debt from affiliates in low tax countries to affiliates in high tax countries. Previous papers have either omitted internal debt or external debt from the analysis. We are the...
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coupons and sticky profitability. Taken together, these two frictions result in higher real equity prices and credit spreads …
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market equity values diverge, especially during crises; (2) Tobin’s Q predicts future bank profitability; (3) neither book …
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We introduce endogenous fire sales into a simple network model. For any given initial distribution of shocks across the network, we develop a clearing algorithm to solve for the financial equilibrium. We then utilise the results to perform ex ante risk assessment and derive risk premia for every...
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