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Risk Perceptions and Corporate Financing Behavior
Financial Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using a recently developed measure of financial market risk perceptions, we show that risk perceptions affect firm‐level corporate financing behavior. Firms tend to adjust their capital structures to cater to investors' appetite for risk. When perceived risks are low, firms tend to choose more leveraged capital structures to take advantage of ...
Youngmin Choi +2 more
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Brand Equity and Debt Diversification
Financial Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines how brand equity influences the diversity of firms’ debt structures. We propose that brand equity, by signaling larger and more stable future cash flows and greater product market awareness, alters the fundamental trade‐offs that drive optimal debt type diversity.
David C. Mauer +2 more
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Labor Demand Similarity and Mergers and Acquisitions: Evidence From 3 Million Job Postings
Financial Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using a job‐posting‐based measure of labor market competition, we show that firms tend to acquire companies that are their labor market competitors. Cross‐sectional evidence indicates that these acquisitions are more likely in industries with similar corporate cultures, more binding noncompete agreements, and among firms that are not rivals in
Mingming Ao +4 more
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Worker Heterogeneity and the Effect of Noncompetes on Firm Performance
Journal of Economics &Management Strategy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using staggered state‐level changes in noncompete enforceability, we document that reduced enforcement increases profitability, valuation, productivity, and plant‐level growth in knowledge‐worker‐intensive firms relative to other firms. Critically, these gains are concentrated among the most productive knowledge‐worker firms, consistent with ...
Zhaozhao He, Modupe Babajide Wintoki
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Economic policy uncertainty and international corporate leasing
Journal of Financial Research, EarlyView.Abstract We examine the effect of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) on the corporate lease decision using an international sample of 19 countries. The use of operating leases increases when EPU is heightened. The documented leasing increase is more pronounced for financially constrained firms, firms facing greater operating volatility, or those that ...
Goutham Abotula +2 more
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Segment information disclosure and trade credit
Journal of Financial Research, EarlyView.Abstract We examine the effect of mandatory segment disclosure on trade credit financing. Segment disclosure reduces the information advantage of suppliers relative to investors in evaluating firm default risk, reducing firms' reliance on trade credit. Exploiting the adoption of SFAS 131 as a shock to segment disclosure, we find that segment disclosure
Obada Almajali, Phil Holmes, Bin Xu
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Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Undernutrition and infections during pregnancy result in low birth weight (LBW) and maternal anaemia. Social behaviour change communication (SBCC) can promote recommended health practices, potentially improving maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Wanzahun Godana Boynito +9 more
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Orthodontics &Craniofacial Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Traditional biocompatibility assessments primarily address cytotoxicity and bulk material properties but often overlook molecular responses that occur below toxicity thresholds. Detecting these subtle effects is crucial for materials intended for prolonged contact with human tissues.
Katia Barbaro +7 more
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