What role does labor play in firms' market value? We explore this question using a production-based asset pricing model with frictions in the adjustment of both capital and labor. We posit that hiring of labor is akin to investment in capital and that the two interact, with the interaction being...

Part I: The Concept of Value, Existence of a Firm, and The Objective Value Maximization -- AN OVERVIEW OF CORPORATE VALUATION -- CORPORATE VALUE CREATION -- TIME VALUE OF MONEY -- SECURITY MARKETS -- Part II: Financial Information as a Source of Valuation Inputs -- OVERVIEW OF FINANCIAL...

We examine the impact of mispricing on capital expenditures, R&D, acquisitions, and asset sales. By decomposing the market-to-book ratio into mispricing and growth components, we show that corporate investments are linked to mispricing through market-timing and catering, after controlling for...