Overview of valuation -- Forecasting and valuing cash flows -- Project risk analysis -- Estimating a firm's cost of capital -- Estimating required rates of return for projects -- Forecasting financial performance -- Earnings dilution, incentive compensation, and project selection -- Relative...

We find that a firm's investment is highly sensitive to the investments of other firms headquartered nearby, even those in very different industries. It also responds to fluctuations in the cash flows and stock prices (q) of local firms outside its sector. These patterns do not appear to reflect...