Handbook of the economics of finance Volume 1A: Corporate finance
Preface (G. Constantinides, M. Harris, R. Stulz). Corporate Governance and Control (M. Becht, P. Bolton, A. Roell). Agency, Information and Corporate Investment (J. Stein). Corporate Investment Policy (M.J. Brennan). Financing Policies (S. Myers). Investment Banking and Security Issuance (J. Ritter)...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam
Elsevier/North-Holland
2003, 2003
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Handbooks in economics
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| Collection: | Elsevier Handbooks in Economics - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Preface (G. Constantinides, M. Harris, R. Stulz). Corporate Governance and Control (M. Becht, P. Bolton, A. Roell). Agency, Information and Corporate Investment (J. Stein). Corporate Investment Policy (M.J. Brennan). Financing Policies (S. Myers). Investment Banking and Security Issuance (J. Ritter). Financial Innovation (P. Tufano). Payout Policy (F. Allen, R. Michaely). Financial Intermediation (G. Gorton, A. Winton). Market Microstructure (H.R. Stoll). Volume 1A covers corporate finance: how businesses allocate capital - the capital budgeting decision - and how they obtain capital - the financing decision. Though managers play no independent role in the work of Miller and Modigliani, major contributions in finance since then have shown that managers maximize their own objectives. To understand the firm's decisions, it is therefore necessary to understand the forces that lead managers to maximize the wealth of shareholders |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | 1 volume illustrations |
| ISBN: | 0080495079 9780080495071 |