Michael R. Roberts

The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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1.

Endogeneity in Empirical Corporate Finance

Simon School Working Paper No. FR 11-29
Number of pages: 97 Posted: 28 Jan 2011 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2012
Michael R. Roberts and Toni M. Whited
The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business
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Instrumental Variables, Difference-in-Differences Estimators,Regression Discontinuity Designs, Matching Estimators, Measurement Error

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The Structure and Pricing of Corporate Debt Covenants

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The Structure and Pricing of Corporate Debt Covenants

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 04 Dec 2003
Michael Bradley and Michael R. Roberts
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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Keywords: Bond Covenants, Costly Contracting hypothesis, Bank Loans, Corporate Debt, Agency Costs, Simultaneity

The Structure and Pricing of Corporate Debt Covenants

6th Annual Texas Finance Festival
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 31 Aug 2004
Michael Bradley and Michael R. Roberts
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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How Does Financing Impact Investment? The Role of Debt Covenants

AFA 2007 Chicago Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 26 Nov 2005
Sudheer Chava and Michael R. Roberts
Georgia Institute of Technology - Scheller College of Business and The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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Investment, Covenant, Debt, Contracts, Renegotiation, Default, Control Rights

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A Century of Capital Structure: The Leveraging of Corporate America

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A Century of Capital Structure: The Leveraging of Corporate America

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 25 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 12 Aug 2014
John R. Graham, Mark T. Leary and Michael R. Roberts
Duke University, Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School and The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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capital structure, leverage, financial policy, government debt, taxes, bankruptcy costs, financial sector

A Century of Capital Structure: The Leveraging of Corporate America

NBER Working Paper No. w19910
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 10 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 28 May 2023
John R. Graham, Mark T. Leary and Michael R. Roberts
Duke University, Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School and The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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The Pecking Order, Debt Capacity, and Information Asymmetry

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 09 Jun 2004
Mark T. Leary and Michael R. Roberts
Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School and The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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Capital Structure, Pecking Order, Information Asymmetry, Debt Capacity

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Back to the Beginning: Persistence and the Cross-Section of Corporate Capital Structure

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 09 Feb 2006
Michael L. Lemmon, Michael R. Roberts and Jaime F. Zender
University of Utah - Department of Finance, The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Finance
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Capital Structure, Financing Decisions, Tradeoff, Pecking Order

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Corporate Dividend Policies: Lessons from Private Firms

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 01 Sep 2006 Last Revised: 13 Dec 2011
Michael R. Roberts and Roni Michaely
The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and The University of Hong Kong
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Dividends, Payout Policy, Smoothing, Information Asymmetry, Agency Theory, Governance

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Do Firms Rebalance Their Capital Structures?

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 03 Aug 2004
Mark T. Leary and Michael R. Roberts
Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School and The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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CLO Performance

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CLO Performance

Jacobs Levy Equity Management Center for Quantitative Financial Research Paper, Journal of Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 15 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 15 Dec 2021
Larry Cordell, Michael R. Roberts and Michael Schwert
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and AQR Arbitrage, LLC
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collateralized loan obligations, leveraged loans, securitization

Clo Performance

NBER Working Paper No. w29410
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 01 Nov 2021 Last Revised: 17 Jul 2023
Larry Cordell, Michael R. Roberts and Michael Schwert
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and AQR Arbitrage, LLC
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The Dynamics of Capital Structure: An Empirical Analysis of a Partially Observable System

Duke University, Fuqua School of Business Working Paper
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 18 Apr 2002
Michael R. Roberts
The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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Capital Structure, Leverage, Dynamics, Kalman Filter

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Control Rights and Capital Structure: An Empirical Investigation

9th Annual Texas Finance Festival, AFA 2008 New Orleans Meetings
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 12 Feb 2007 Last Revised: 13 Dec 2011
Michael R. Roberts and Amir Sufi
The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
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Capital Structure, Financial Policy, Debt, Control Rights, Optimal Contracting

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Do Peer Firms Affect Corporate Financial Policy?

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 12 Jun 2010 Last Revised: 13 Dec 2011
Mark T. Leary and Michael R. Roberts
Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School and The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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Peer effects, Capital structure, Financing choice, Externalities, Industry

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Renegotiation of Financial Contracts: Evidence from Private Credit Agreements

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 28 Sep 2007 Last Revised: 13 Dec 2011
Michael R. Roberts and Amir Sufi
The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
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Renegotiation, Bargaining, Incomplete Contracts, Security Design, Bank Loans

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Financial Contracting: A Survey of Empirical Research and Future Directions

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Financial Contracting: A Survey of Empirical Research and Future Directions

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 12 Mar 2009
Michael R. Roberts and Amir Sufi
The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
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Financial Contracting, Security Design, Control Rights, Renegotiation

Financial Contracting: A Survey of Empirical Research and Future Directions

Posted: 04 Jun 2010
Michael R. Roberts and Amir Sufi
The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

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The History of the Cross Section of Stock Returns

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The History of the Cross Section of Stock Returns

Marshall School of Business Working Paper No. 17-17
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 12 Jan 2017
Juhani T. Linnainmaa and Michael R. Roberts
Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business and The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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Factors; anomalies; asset pricing; data-mining

The History of the Cross Section of Stock Returns

NBER Working Paper No. w22894
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 05 Dec 2016 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2023
Juhani T. Linnainmaa and Michael R. Roberts
Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business and The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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The Response of Corporate Financing and Investment to Changes in the Supply of Credit

HKUST Business School Research Paper No. 07-29
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 07 Feb 2007 Last Revised: 13 Dec 2011
Michael R. Roberts and Michael L. Lemmon
The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and University of Utah - Department of Finance
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Investment, Financing, Capital Structure, Supply of Credit, Bank Lending Channel, Market Segmenetation

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The Role of Dynamic Renegotiation and Asymmetric Information in Financial Contracting

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Citation 137

The Role of Dynamic Renegotiation and Asymmetric Information in Financial Contracting

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 31 Dec 2010 Last Revised: 13 Nov 2021
Michael R. Roberts
The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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Contract Renegotiation, Asymmetric Information, Bank Loans, Financial Contracting

The Role of Dynamic Renegotiation and Asymmetric Information in Financial Contracting

NBER Working Paper No. w20484
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 30 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 22 Jun 2023
Michael R. Roberts
The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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How Does Government Borrowing Affect Corporate Financing and Investment?

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How Does Government Borrowing Affect Corporate Financing and Investment?

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 18 Apr 2014 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2014
John R. Graham, Mark T. Leary and Michael R. Roberts
Duke University, Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School and The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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Capital Structure, Cash Policy, Investment, Government Debt, Fiscal Policy, Safe Assets

How Does Government Borrowing Affect Corporate Financing and Investment?

NBER Working Paper No. w20581
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 15 Oct 2014 Last Revised: 27 Mar 2023
John R. Graham, Mark T. Leary and Michael R. Roberts
Duke University, Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School and The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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On the Importance of Measuring Payout Yield: Implications for Empirical Asset Pricing

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On the Importance of Measuring Payout Yield: Implications for Empirical Asset Pricing

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 27 Dec 2003
Jacob Boudoukh, Roni Michaely, Matthew P. Richardson and Michael R. Roberts
Reichman University - Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliyah, The University of Hong Kong, Department of Finance, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University and The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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Stock Returns, Predictability, Dividend Yield, Share Repurchases, Measurement Error

On the Importance of Measuring Payout Yield: Implications for Empirical Asset Pricing

NBER Working Paper No. w10651
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 25 May 2006 Last Revised: 10 Aug 2022
Jacob Boudoukh, Roni Michaely, Matthew P. Richardson and Michael R. Roberts
Reichman University - Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliyah, The University of Hong Kong, Department of Finance, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University and The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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On the Importance of Measuring Payout Yield: Implications for Empirical Asset Pricing

Journal of Finance, Forthcoming
Posted: 07 Feb 2006
Jacob Boudoukh, Roni Michaely, Matthew P. Richardson and Michael R. Roberts
Reichman University - Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliyah, The University of Hong Kong, Department of Finance, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University and The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Stock Returns, Predictability, Dividend Yield, Share Repurchases, Measurement Error

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An Empirical Examination of Deregulated Electricity Prices

POWER Working Paper No. PWP-087
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 19 Dec 2001
Christopher R. Knittel and Michael R. Roberts
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEPR) and The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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Evidence on the Tradeoff Between Risk and Return for Ipo and Seo Firms

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 06 Oct 2005
Alon Brav, Roni Michaely, Michael R. Roberts and Rebecca Zarutskie
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, The University of Hong Kong, The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Equity Offering, Private Debt, Institutional Lenders

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Do Price Discreteness and Transactions Costs Affect Stock Returns? Comparing Ex-Dividend Pricing Before and after Decimalization

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Do Price Discreteness and Transactions Costs Affect Stock Returns? Comparing Ex-Dividend Pricing Before and after Decimalization

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 21 Jul 2002
John R. Graham, Roni Michaely and Michael R. Roberts
Duke University, The University of Hong Kong and The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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Ex-dividend, transaction costs, taxes, decimalization

Do Price Discreteness and Transactions Costs Affect Stock Returns? Comparing Ex-Dividend Pricing Before and after Decimalization

Posted: 16 Feb 2003
John R. Graham, Roni Michaely and Michael R. Roberts
Duke University, The University of Hong Kong and The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Ex-dividend, transaction costs, taxes, decimalization

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Interest Rates and the Design of Financial Contracts

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Interest Rates and the Design of Financial Contracts

Jacobs Levy Equity Management Center for Quantitative Financial Research Paper
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 13 Jan 2020 Last Revised: 21 Jan 2022
Michael R. Roberts and Michael Schwert
The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and AQR Arbitrage, LLC
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financial contracts, interest rates, banking, commercial lending

Interest Rates and the Design of Financial Contracts

NBER Working Paper No. w27195
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 26 May 2020 Last Revised: 23 Apr 2023
Michael R. Roberts and Michael Schwert
The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and AQR Arbitrage, LLC
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Debt Covenants and Investment: Response to Gulen, Jens, and Page (2020)

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business Research Paper No. 3645072
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 03 Aug 2020
Sudheer Chava and Michael R. Roberts
Georgia Institute of Technology - Scheller College of Business and The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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Covenants, Investment

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Financial Crowding Out

Jacobs Levy Equity Management Center for Quantitative Financial Research Paper
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 24 Jun 2013
John R. Graham, Mark T. Leary and Michael R. Roberts
Duke University, Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School and The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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Discount Rates and Corporate Valuation

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 18 Nov 2021
Michael R. Roberts
The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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Corporate valuation, capital structure, cost of capital