section tests whether three proxies of the direct agency costs of equity are equally significant in measuring the direct costs … associated with outside equity agency problems. I find that the asset utilization ratio proxy is the most statistically … significant proxy of the direct agency costs of equity using a Chow F-test statistic. The second main section of my dissertation …

of view, the mostreliable signal is the brand. Due to the territory image was earning more and more equity; an …

structure effects revenue variability. And, the third is to analyze the impact of different rate structures on consumer equity … three results suggest that customer equity is not adversely affected by conservation rates. When divided into income groups …

effect on equity objective mutual funds, while having a positive impact on Debt and Equity combination funds. In addition …

non point source pollution loadings due to unknown hydrologic processes variability, and 3) the equity level in allocating …

bond and equity premia. Furthermore, we show that in a model where banks select their portfolio of assets and create …