Title

The Interdependent And Intertemporal Nature Of Financial Decisions: An Application To Cash Flow Sensitivities

Abstract

We develop a dynamic multiequation model where firms make financing and investment decisions jointly subject to the constraint that sources must equal uses of cash. We argue that static models of financial decisions produce inconsistent coefficient estimates, and that models that do not acknowledge the interdependence among decision variables produce inefficient estimates and provide an incomplete and potentially misleading view of financial behavior. We use our model to examine whether firms are constrained from accessing capital markets. Unlike static single-equation studies that find firms underinvest given cash flow shortfalls, we conclude that firms maintain investment by borrowing. © 2010 the American Finance Association.

Publication Date

4-1-2010

Publication Title

Journal of Finance

Volume

65

Issue

2

Number of Pages

725-763

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.2009.01549.x

Socpus ID

77952561424 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/77952561424

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