Oligopoly and Financial Structure: The Limited Liability Effect

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1986

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We argue that product markets and financial markets have important linkages. Assuming on oligopoly in which financial and output decisions follow in sequence, we show that limited liability may commit a leveraged firm to a more aggressive output stance. Because firms will have incentives to use financial structure to influence the output market, this demonstrates a new determinant of the debt-equity ratio.

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