Corpus ID: 169835960

Two Essays on Competition, Corporate Investments, and Corporate Earnings

@inproceedings{Moghadam2018TwoEO,
  title={Two Essays on Competition, Corporate Investments, and Corporate Earnings},
  author={Shahram Amini Moghadam},
  year={2018}
}
Academic) The general focus of my dissertation, which consists of two essays, is on how changes in the financial and economic environment surrounding a firm affect managerial incentives and firm policies regarding investment in physical capital, innovation, equity offerings, and repurchases. The first essay in my dissertation examines how product market competition affects firms’ investment decisions. While competition among firms benefits consumers via lower prices, greater product variety… Expand
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