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Leverage Policy

Leverage Policy is a strategic financial framework within corporate finance that specifies the target level and structure of debt financing a firm employs to optimize its capital structure and maximize firm value.

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686

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357

The Modern Industrial Revolution, Exit, and the Failure of Internal Control Systems

Michael C. Jensen · The Journal of Finance · 1993 · 8.7K citations · Full text

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A STATE‐PREFERENCE MODEL OF OPTIMAL FINANCIAL LEVERAGE

Alan Kraus, Robert H. Litzenberger · The Journal of Finance · 1973 · 2.2K citations

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The Modern Industrial Revolution, Exit, and the Failure of Internal Control Systems

Michael C. Jensen · The Journal of Finance · 1993 · 1.7K citations

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State-Owned and Privately Owned Firms: An Empirical Analysis of Profitability, Leverage, and Labor Intensity

Kathryn L. Dewenter, Paul Malatesta · American Economic Review · 2001 · 1.2K citations

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Product Mix and Earnings Volatility at Commercial Banks: Evidence from a Degree of Total Leverage Model

Robert DeYoung, Karin Pafford Roland · Journal of Financial Intermediation · 2001 · 855 citations

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Authors

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  1. JG
    John Geanakoplos

    Yale University, United States

    8 publications · 1.6K citations

    8

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  2. HD
    Harry DeAngelo

    University of Southern California, United States

    4 publications · 273 citations

    4

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  3. MC
    Michael C. Jensen

    Harvard University, United States

    4 publications · 10.6K citations

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  4. MM
    Maria‐Teresa Marchica

    University of Manchester, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 452 citations

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  5. CW
    Clifford W. Smith

    University of Rochester, United States

    4 publications · 783 citations

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Institutions

441

  1. Centre for Economic Policy Research

    London, United Kingdom

    12 h-index

    16 publications

    521 citations

  2. National Bureau of Economic Research

    Cambridge, United States

    12 h-index

    24 publications

    1K citations

  3. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    10 h-index

    10 publications

    1.1K citations

  4. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    9 h-index

    10 publications

    627 citations

  5. European Corporate Governance Institute

    Brussels, Belgium

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    339 citations

  6. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    820 citations

  7. European Central Bank

    Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    266 citations

  8. International Monetary Fund

    Washington D.C., United States

    7 h-index

    17 publications

    703 citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 69 publications · 2.9K citations

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  2. The Journal of Finance

    19 publications · 16K citations

    17

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  3. Journal of Corporate Finance

    15 publications · 2.3K citations

    15

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  4. Journal of Financial Economics

    14 publications · 1.8K citations

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  5. Journal of applied corporate finance

    8 publications · 1.4K citations

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