In this paper, we investigate whether product market threats have a significant impact on firms' tax avoidance. By adopting the market fluidity measure introduced in Hoberg, Phillips, and Prahbala (2014) as a proxy for product market threats, we find that product market threats increase the...

This paper studies how accounting treatment of off-balance sheet financing affects the speed of capital structure adjustment. Utilizing a quasi-natural experiment created by Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-02 which requires operating lease to be capitalized on the balance sheet, we...

In this paper, we find that product market threats increase firms’ tax avoidance. This association is especially observed for firms that pursue tax avoidance more than their optimal target level (i.e., actively tax-avoiding firms). In addition, among these firms with active tax avoidance...

In this paper, we propose several factors which can explain the negative relationship between financial constraints and investment-cash flow sensitivity. First, we find that substitutability between reserved cash holdings and internal free cash flow can partially explain why financially...

This paper examines reasons for alliance formation between private equity bidders when compared to sole-sponsored private equity deals. Testing a comprehensive set of hypotheses, we find strong evidence for the relative-risk hypothesis of Robinson (2008), as private bidders are more likely to...

Purpose –This paper aims to propose several factors which can explain the negative relationship between financial constraints and investment-cash flow sensitivity. Design/methodology/approach – The author uses traditional fixed effects model and minimum distance panel estimation by Erickson...