Risk-shifting Problem

Risk-Shifting Problem is a managerial incentive distortion in corporate finance whereby asset substitution occurs as debt holders bear increased risk due to equity holders' preference for riskier projects post-leverage, undermining stakeholder value in financially distressed firms.

198

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12.4K

Citations

339

Authors

256

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

39

Authors

339

  1. VV
    Viral V. Acharya

    New York University, United States

    8 publications · 703 citations

    8

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  2. LL
    Luc Laeven

    European Central Bank, Germany

    6 publications · 408 citations

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  3. RM
    Robert Marquez

    University of California, Davis, United States

    4 publications · 184 citations

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  4. GD
    Giovanni Dell’Ariccia

    International Monetary Fund, United States

    4 publications · 184 citations

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  5. CH
    Christian Hirsch

    Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

    3 publications · 477 citations

    3

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 46 publications · 1.6K citations

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  2. The Journal of Finance

    9 publications · 1.2K citations

    9

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  3. Review of Financial Studies

    9 publications · 1.6K citations

    9

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  4. Management Science

    5 publications · 654 citations

    5

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  5. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

    JFQA · 5 publications · 975 citations

    5

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