Three essays in empirical corporate finance

This thesis presents three essays on credit ratings of regulated utilities, dividend signaling, and asymmetric information and security issuances and repurchases. Chapter 2 investigates the practices of credit rating agencies by using the regulated utility industry as a natural testing ground. Foll...

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Main Author: Maung, Min T
Other Authors: Mehrotra, Vikas (Finance and Management Science)
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10048/1349