Agency Costs and Efficiency of Business Capital Investment: Evidence from Quarterly Capital Expenditures

33 Pages Posted: 21 Jun 2001

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Hyun-Han Shin

Yonsei University

Yong H. Kim

University of Cincinnati

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Date Written: June 2001

Abstract

Using the quarterly Compustat files, we present empirical findings that business capital investment is significantly higher in the fourth quarter than in other quarters. Even after controlling for business capital investment determinants, we find that the fourth quarter capital investment is significantly larger but less sensitive to investment opportunities than other quarters' capital investment. This phenomenon is more evident for firms with larger cash holdings than for firms with smaller cash holdings, for larger firms than for smaller firms, and for diversified firms than for stand-alone firms. Our findings suggest a high level of agency costs in corporate investment decisions.

JEL Classification: G31, G32

Suggested Citation

Shin, Hyun-Han and Kim, Yong H., Agency Costs and Efficiency of Business Capital Investment: Evidence from Quarterly Capital Expenditures (June 2001). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=273431 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.273431

Hyun-Han Shin

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Yong H. Kim (Contact Author)

University of Cincinnati ( email )

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