Common perception is that these bonds behave no differently than non-callable bonds due to call provision structure. However, make-whole callable bonds are almost twice as likely to be retired early as equivalent non-callable bonds. Analysis of which bonds/firms include make-whole call...

This paper examines the investment behavior of firms before and after they are spun off from their parent companies. We show that investment after the spinoff is significantly more sensitive to measures of investment opportunities (e.g. industry Tobin's Q or industry investment) than it is...

An extensive prior literature documents the sensitivity of CEO turnover to performance. However, little is known about turnover in the firm's internal labor market. We compare the likelihood of turnover following poor performance for a sample of subsidiary managers inside conglomerate firms to...

We examine the investment behavior of firms before and after being spun off from their parent companies. Their investment after the spin-off is significantly more sensitive to measures of investment opportunities (e.g., industry Tobin's Q or industry investment) than it is before the spin-off....