An essay on the Life Cycle: Characterizing intertemporal behavior with uncertainty, human capital, taxes, durables, imperfect capital markets, and non-separable preferences

1999 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas E. MaCurdy
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Capital Markets ◽  
Separable Preferences ◽  
Imperfect Capital Markets ◽  
Intertemporal Behavior

Imperfect capital markets in empirical life-cycle models

1985 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 395-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Browning ◽  
A. Leslie Robb
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Capital Markets ◽  
Imperfect Capital Markets ◽  
Life Cycle Models

Capital Market Imperfections and the Sensitivity of Investment to Stock Prices

2009 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 551-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexei V. Ovtchinnikov ◽  
John J. McConnell
Keyword(s):  
Capital Markets ◽  
Stock Prices ◽  
Financial Distress ◽  
Stock Price ◽  
Debt Overhang ◽  
Capital Market Imperfections ◽  
Investment Opportunities ◽  
Imperfect Capital Markets ◽  
Empirical Tests ◽  
External Equity

AbstractPrior studies argue that investment by undervalued firms that require external equity is particularly sensitive to stock prices in irrational capital markets. We present a model in which investment can appear to be more sensitive to stock prices when capital markets are rational, but subject to imperfections such as debt overhang, information asymmetries, and financial distress costs. Our empirical tests support the rational (but imperfect) capital markets view. Specifically, investment–stock price sensitivity is related to firm leverage, financial slack, and probability of financial distress, but is not related to proxies for firm undervaluation. Because, in our model, stock prices reflect the net present values (NPVs) of investment opportunities, our results are consistent with rational capital markets improving the allocation of capital by channeling more funds to firms with positive NPV projects.

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