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Two Essays In Financial Economics, Line Valerie Goss Dec 2014

Two Essays In Financial Economics, Line Valerie Goss

University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

Chapter 1 of this study investigates the link between a firm’s capital structure and their industry competitive behavior. Given the competitive behavior in certain markets, Cournot or Bertrand, we investigate if there are any inborn characteristics of these markets’ competitive behavior that would create an incentive for Cournot firms to have a different strategic debt level than Bertrand firms. Related theories argue that any industry’s competitive behavior, whether it is Bertrand or Cournot would typically consist of a certain type of debt and pursue a certain type of competitive strategy, based on its classification. In this study, we investigate the …


Financial Ratios: Perceptions Of Lodging Industry General Managers, And Financial Executtves, Raymond S. Schmidgall Ph.D., Cpa Jan 1989

Financial Ratios: Perceptions Of Lodging Industry General Managers, And Financial Executtves, Raymond S. Schmidgall Ph.D., Cpa

Hospitality Review

Financial ratios are the most meaningful information in financial statements to executives and managers. The author analyzes the results of two surveys designed to rank the degree of importance and usefulness of these ratios to several user groups.