1 The theory of corporate finance: historical overview and basic building blocks -- 2 Capital budgeting -- 3 Corporate finance within perfect capital markets -- 4 Capital structure: taxes and bankruptcy costs -- 5 Agency and information-related costs: capital-structure implications -- 6...

This issue of the Journal of Financial Economics contains the first set of studies in the new Clinical Papers section. The objective of this section is to provide a high-quality professional outlet for scholarly studies of specific cases, events, practices, and specialized applications. By...

We show that female directors have a significant impact on board inputs and firm outcomes. In a sample of US firms, we find that female directors have better attendance records than male directors, male directors have fewer attendance problems the more gender-diverse the board is, and women are...