BANERJEE, SHANTANU; DASGUPTA, SUDIPTO; KIM, YUNGSAN - In: Journal of Finance 63 (2008) 5, pp. 2507-2552
Firms in bilateral relationships are likely to produce or procure unique products-especially when they are in durable goods industries. Consistent with the arguments of Titman and Titman and Wessels, such firms are likely to maintain lower leverage. We compile a database of firms' principal...