The appropriateness of many high-cost loan regulations depends on whether demand is driven by financial conditions (“misfortunes”) or imperfect decisions (“mistakes”). Bank records from Iceland show borrowers have especially low liquidity just before getting a loan. Borrowers exhibit...

We study the effects of market ESG perceptions, as proxied by ESG ratings, on public firms' security issuance and asset accumulation decisions. Higher ESG scores are followed by capital structure adjustments, specifically increases in equity issuance and decreases in net debt issuance of similar...

We review an empirical literature that studies how political polarization affects financial decisions. We first discuss the degree of partisan segregation in finance and corporate America, the mechanisms through which partisanship may influence financial decisions, and available data sources to...

We develop a model of optimal capital structure in imperfectly competitive markets by focusing on a duopoly. The model endogenizes both financing and investment decisions of the firms. We show that in equilibrium the industry leader uses debt conservatively, while the follower uses debt more...

The appropriateness of many high-cost loan regulations depends on whether demand is driven by financial conditions (“misfortunes”) or imperfect decisions (“mistakes”). Bank records from Iceland show borrowers are especially illiquid just before getting a loan, but that some spend the...

Deutschland und Frankreich schlagen zu Recht einen umfangreichen Fonds zur wirtschaftlichen Erholung auf EU-Ebene für Solidarität und Wachstum vor. Dabei ist eine hohe Kreditaufnahme durch die EU von 500 Milliarden Euro vorgesehen. Diese Mittel sollen ausschließlich als Trans-fers an...

The appropriateness of many high-cost loan regulations depends on whether demand is driven by financial conditions ("misfortunes") or imperfect decisions ("mistakes"). Bank records from Iceland show borrowers are especially illiquid just before getting a loan, but that some spend the loans...

We document significant differences in the financing structure of small firms with managers of diverse cultural backgrounds. To isolate the effect of culture, we exploit cultural heterogeneity within a geographical area with shared regulations, institutions, and macroeconomic cycles. Our...

We document that firms' financing decisions are affected by historical high prices. The ratio of the monthly high price to the 12-month historical high positively affects the probability of an SEO. Furthermore, the announcement market reaction is muted and the offering discount is smaller if the...

We use new hand-collected data from corporate filings to study the drivers of corporate capital structure adjustment. Classifying firms by their adjustment frequencies, we reveal previously unknown patterns in their reasons for financing and financial instruments used. Some are consistent with...

We develop a dynamic agency model of a public corporation. Managers underinvest because of risk aversion. They smooth rents and payout. They do not exploit interest tax shields fully. The interactions of investment, debt and payout decisions can change drastically depending on managers'...

We exploit Medicare national coverage reimbursement approvals as a quasi-natural experiment to investigate how the financing decisions of private and publicly traded firms respond to changes in investment opportunities. We find that publicly traded companies increase their external financing,...

Extant research suggests that conditional conservatism reduces information asymmetry between a firm and its shareholders as well as its debtholders. However, there is little evidence on whether conditional conservatism reduces information asymmetry differentially for shareholders and...

We document that firms' financing decisions are affected by historical high prices. The ratio of the monthly high price to the 12-month historical high price positively affects the probability of a Seasoned Equity Offering (SEO). Furthermore, the post-announcement market reaction is muted and...

"Investing In Financial Research is a guidebook for conducting financial investigations. The book lays out the AREA Method -- a research and decision-making system that uniquely controls for bias, focuses on the incentives of others and expands knowledge while improving judgement -- and applies...

1. Introduction -- 2. The Financial Imperative of Marketing -- 3. Business Models: How Firms Make Money -- 4. Estimating Cash Flows -- 5. Intermediate Marketing Outcome Measures and Metrics -- 6. Linking Marketing Outcomes to Financial Performance -- 7. Creating and Measuring Brand Value -- 8....

We exploit Medicare national coverage reimbursement approvals of medical devices as a quasi-natural experiment to investigate how private and publicly traded firm financing decisions and product introductions respond to exogenous changes in investment opportunities. We find that publicly traded...

We exploit Medicare national coverage reimbursement approvals of medical devices as a quasi-natural experiment to investigate how private and publicly traded firm financing decisions and product introductions respond to exogenous changes in investment opportunities. We find that publicly traded...

We analyze the effects of cognitive abilities on two examples of consumer financial decisions where suboptimal behavior is well defined. The first example refers to consumers who transfer the entire balance from an existing credit card account to a new account, but use the new card for...

Abgrenzung des relevanten Steuerwirkungsbegriffs -- Wissenschafts- und Theorieverständnis als Grundlage der Analyse -- Problembereiche der theoretischen Fundierung und empirischen Prüfung von Steuerwirkungen im Kontext von Finanzierungsentscheidungen -- Kritische Würdigung der Vorgehensweisen...

La 4ème de couverture indique : "La finance comportementale se différencie de la finance classique en faisant l'hypothèse que les agents financiers ont une rationalité cognitive, plus proche de la réalité des comportements observés, plutôt qu'une rationalité axiomatique. En intégrant...

We analyze the effects of cognitive abilities on two examples of consumer financial decisions where suboptimal behavior is well defined. The first example refers to consumers who transfer the entire balance from an existing credit card account to a new account, but use the new card for...