Are Internal capital Markets Efficient?

S-Tier
Journal: Quarterly Journal of Economics
Year: 1998
Volume: 113
Issue: 2
Pages: 531-552

Authors (2)

Hyun-Han Shin (not in RePEc) René M. Stulz (Ohio State University)

Score contribution per author:

4.022 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Using segment information from Compustat, we find that the investment by a segment of a diversified firm depends on the cash flow of the firm's other segments, but significantly less than it depends on its own cash flow. The investment by segments of highly diversified firms is less sensitive to their cash flow than the investment of comparable single-segment firms. The sensitivity of a segment's investment to the cash flow of other segments does not depend on whether its investment opportunities are better than those of the firm's other segments.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:oup:qjecon:v:113:y:1998:i:2:p:531-552.
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29