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Topics In International Finance, Jonathan Lennon Hsu
Topics In International Finance, Jonathan Lennon Hsu
Olin Business School Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This dissertation focuses on two main unanswered questions that lie at the intersection between international financing, international trade, and supply chains. Firstly, to what extent can international trade networks offer borrowing opportunities for firms that face significant barriers in traditional financing markets? Second, what are the potential impacts of financial globalization on firms’ borrowing and extension of trade credit?
The first chapter seeks to answer the first research question listed above: to what extentcan international trade networks offer borrowing opportunities for firms that face significant barriers in traditional financing markets? I show that firms use their trade flows to borrow …
Essays In Behavioral Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, And Higher Purpose, Kingsley Wabara
Essays In Behavioral Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, And Higher Purpose, Kingsley Wabara
Olin Business School Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Does individual financial risk-taking behavior indeed vary by gender? If yes, how exactly? Moreover, what happens when individuals with differential tendencies (e.g., risk-taking, sense of higher purpose, et cetera) come together in small groups such as the corporate board to decide on financial risk-taking or conduct intense board oversight? What role does group or board structure play in all of these? In effect, how does the within-group power and influence asymmetry affect the manifestation of the individual tendencies in boards’ decisions, corporate behavior, and financial outcomes? The lack of conclusive answers to these questions is at the core of several …