A Theory of Debt and Equity: Diversity of Securities and Manager-Shareholder Congruence
Abstract
This paper shows how the optimal financial structure of a firm complements incentive schemes to discipline managers, and how the securities' return streams determine the claim-holders' incentives to intervene in management. The theory rationalizes (1) the multipUcity of securities, (2) the observed correlation between return streams and control rights of securities, and (3) the partial congruence between managerial and equity-holder preferences...
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Title
A Theory of Debt and Equity: Diversity of Securities and Manager-Shareholder Congruence
Published Date
Nov 1, 1994
Volume
109
Issue
4
Pages
1027 - 1054
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