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On Optimal Production and the Market to Book Ratio Given Limited Shareholder Diversification

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  • Thomas E. Conine, Jr.

    (School of Business, Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut 06430-7524)

  • Oscar W. Jensen

    (School of Business, Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut 06430-7524)

  • Maurry Tamarkin

    (School of Management, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts 01610)

Abstract

Our purpose is to examine a firm's optimal output decision and valuation when its shareholders hold a limited number of risky assets. The primary theoretical result indicates that the market-to-book ratio is a function of the degree of shareholder diversification. Our theory suggests a negative relationship between a firm's market-to-book ratio and shareholder diversification.

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  • Thomas E. Conine, Jr. & Oscar W. Jensen & Maurry Tamarkin, 1989. "On Optimal Production and the Market to Book Ratio Given Limited Shareholder Diversification," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 35(8), pages 1004-1013, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:inm:ormnsc:v:35:y:1989:i:8:p:1004-1013
    DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.35.8.1004
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    1. Sankaran, Jayaram K. & Patil, Ajay A., 1999. "On the optimal selection of portfolios under limited diversification," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 23(11), pages 1655-1666, November.

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