References

• 1958The Cost of Capital, Corporation Finance and the Theory of Investment14,494 cited
• 1988The Determinants of Capital Structure Choice6,108 cited
• 2001The theory and practice of corporate finance: evidence from the field5,947 cited
• 1990Managerial discretion and optimal financing policies3,679 cited
• 2002Testing Trade-Off and Pecking Order Predictions About Dividends and Debt3,396 cited
• 1979Optimal contracts and competitive markets with costly state verification3,201 cited
• 1973A STATE‐PREFERENCE MODEL OF OPTIMAL FINANCIAL LEVERAGE2,598 cited
• 2008Back to the Beginning: Persistence and the Cross‐Section of Corporate Capital Structure1,846 cited
• 1985Incentive-Compatible Debt Contracts: The One-Period Problem1,799 cited
• 1984The effect of capital structure on a firm's liquidation decision1,501 cited
• 2000How Big Are the Tax Benefits of Debt?1,483 cited
• 1994A Theory of Debt Based on the Inalienability of Human Capital1,441 cited
• 1989The Employer Size-Wage Effect1,385 cited
• 1995Industry-Specific Human Capital: Evidence from Displaced Workers1,002 cited
• 2005The costs of entrenched boards985 cited