This chapter attempts to quantify the effect of exchange rate on the value of nonfinancial firms listed on Borsa Istanbul. In the first part of the analysis, the regression results using firm-level data show that currency fluctuations tend to influence the stock returns of 44 firms out of 177...

We argue that risk sharing motivates the bank-wide structure of bonus pay. In the presence of financial frictions that make external financing costly, the optimal contract between shareholders and employees involves some degree of risk sharing whereby bonus pay partially absorbs earnings shocks....

We offer a rational expectations model of the dynamics of innovative industries. The fundamental value of innovations is uncertain and one must learn whether they are solid or fragile. Also, when the industry is new, it is difficult to monitor managers and make sure they exert the effort...