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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 … solved in a quasiexplicit form by computing both the optimal dividend and the optimal debt. Finally, we calibrate the model …
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We analyze the short and long-run performance of firms that were differentially affected by a new tax on dividends in the lead-up to the Global Financial Crisis. We use exogenous policy variation for firms with different legal statuses and financial year-end dates to causally identify the...
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. This paper calculates the possible size of such a green dividend of redistribution in 26 countries and concludes that, for …. If the redistribution introduces inefficiencies that lead to total income losses, the negative green dividend, otherwise …
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tax rates on individual dividend income from zero to 28 percent. We document strong timing effects on dividend payout on a …
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According to Becker's (1957) famous theory on discrimination, entrepreneurs with a strong prejudice against female workers forgo profits by submitting to their tastes. In a competitive market their firms lack efficiency and are therefore forced to leave. We present new empirical evidence for...
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taken place since the early 2000s are driven more by profitability considerations and private entrepreneurship than by …
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about the pass-through of monetary policy. On the one hand, negative rates could lead to declining bank profitability making …
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We examine the profitability of cross-ownership in an oligopolistic industry where firms compete as Cournot rivals. We … over to the case of non-renewable resource industries. The profitability of a symmetric cross-ownership can be positive …
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How can tax policy improve financial stability? Recent studies suggest large stability gains from eliminating the debt bias in corporate taxation. It is well known that this reform reduces bank leverage. This paper analyzes a novel, complementary channel: risk taking. We model banks’ portfolio...
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We consider a non-durable good monopoly that collects data on its customers in order to profile them and subsequently practice price discrimination on returning customers. The monopolist’s price discrimination scheme is leaky, in the sense that an endogenous fraction of consumers choose to...
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