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Temporal Resolution of Uncertainty, the Investment Policy of Levered Firms and Corporate Debt Yields

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This paper attempts to link the agency literature (concerned with whether debt will trigger underinvestment incentives or risk-shifting behavior) with the one dealing with temporal resolution of uncertainty. To the best of our knowledge, apart from one article by John and Ronen (1990), there is no research article linking the two literatures.

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  • Alexander Reisz, 1999. "Temporal Resolution of Uncertainty, the Investment Policy of Levered Firms and Corporate Debt Yields," New York University, Leonard N. Stern School Finance Department Working Paper Seires 99-044, New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business-.
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