We present a DSGE model where firms optimally choose among alternative instruments of external finance. The model is used to explain the evolving composition of corporate debt during the financial crisis of 2008-09, namely the observed shift from bank finance to bond finance, at a time when the...

Firms with lower leverage are not only less likely to experience financial distress but are also better positioned to acquire assets from other distressed firms. With endogenous asset sales and values, each firm’s debt choice then depends on the choices of its industry peers. With indivisible...

The theoretical model developed in this paper implies that equity value does not always increase with a firm's external growth opportunities, as suggested by the Gordon dividend growth model. There is a positive (negative) relation when the coefficient of constant relative risk aversion of a...

Private benefits of control distort the risk choices of owner-managers. In particular, when riskier projects entail a larger increase in cash flow than in private benefits (if successful), (more) equity financing renders the owner-manager (more) conservative, which lowers both expected payoff...

The aim of this research is to introduce a methodology for the optimisation of capital structure of companies, on the basis of fundamental company indicators and stock exchange rates. A similar methodology provides the answer to a series of questions and solves significant problems faced by...

This paper clarifies the capital structure puzzle. The traditional theories have forgotten to monitor the money raised from equity issuing. When included, the contribution of this source of finance becomes apparent. Though its productivity is the same as any money, including debt, its cost is...