This study investigates the relationship between educational loan debt and horizontal education-occupation mismatch, or the extent to which an individual works in an occu[...]

Capital structure issues are of great importance within the corporate finance literature. Exploration of these issues within the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) indus[...]

KARLA NATALIA VILLATORO GODOY. Three Essays on Corporate Financial Policies. (Under the direction of DR. DAVID C. MAUER) In the first chapter ("Brand Equity and Corporate[...]

In Chapter 1, we use a large sample of new debt to examine the determinants of corporate debt mix and to test the substitute/complement effects among debt sources. We fin[...]

The three essays in this dissertation are focused on the same general research topic: returns to bondholders and the cost of debt. Each of the three essays should be trea[...]