We develop a simple analytical framework where the longevity of profit-maximizing firms requires costly resources. We show that a firm's longevity and value are positively related to the firm''s pricing power, cash reserves, honesty, and ratio of equity to debt financing.

We develop a simple analytical framework where the longevity of profit-maximizing firms requires costly resources. We show that a firm's longevity and value are positively related to the firm''s pricing power, cash reserves, honesty, and ratio of equity to debt financing.

We base theoretically the fact that the "saving retention coefficient" with panel data measures the integration within a considered group of countries but also the integration between this group and the rest of the world, by using different levels of transaction costs according to whether the...

We base theoretically the fact that the "saving retention coefficient" with panel data measures the integration within a considered group of countries but also the integration between this group and the rest of the world, by using different levels of transaction costs according to whether the...