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We investigate the effect of cash flow volatility on investment. Our evidence suggests that financially constrained … firms decrease investment (i) when experiencing persistently high volatility; (ii) when experiencing both high volatility …
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This paper investigates the direct theoretical relationship between the variance of stock returns (σ2E) and financial leverage (L) considering both corporate and personal taxes. Using a dataset of U.S. industrial firms, we examine the variance of stock returns as a function of the firm’s...
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, especially in poor managerial quality firms. Evidence supports agency cost theory and denies signaling. …
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Theory suggests that financing frictions can have significant implications for firms' equity volatility by shaping …
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A conjecture in the literature holds that a large and diversified investor base leads to lower volatility by improving the quality of the price signal. In this paper this hypothesis is examined using unique Swedish ownership data. The data does not support the conjecture. Instead, volatility...
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, consistent with the trade-off theory of capital structure. Our coefficient estimates imply that a one standard deviation decline …
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information absorption capacity by the investors on the IPOs impacts the investor's investment decisions and serves as a pre …-determinant for the successful IPO deal completion. We propose the Ledenyov theory on the origins of the IPO underpricing and long … investment strategies can only be selected by the investors with the highest information absorption capacity through the decision …
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A conjecture in the literature holds that a large and diversified investor base leads to lower volatility by improving the quality of the price signal. In this paper this hypothesis is examined using unique Swedish ownership data. The data does not support the conjecture. Instead, volatility...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012990075