Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. In Memoriam John Lintner ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Corporate Capital Structures in the United States: An Introduction and Overview 1
6. 1. Secular Patterns in the Financing of u.S. Corporations 13
7. 2. Changes in the Balance Sheet of the U.S. Manufacturing Sector, 1926-1977 81
8. 3. Debt and Equity Yields, 1926-1980 117
9. 4. Inflation and the Role of Bonds in Investor Portfolios 167
10. 5. The Substitutability of Debt and Equity Securities 197
11. 6. Contingent Claims Valuation of Corporate Liabilities: Theory and Empirical Tests 239
12. 7. Capital Structure Change and Decreases in Stockholders' Wealth: A Cross-sectional Study of Convertible Security Calls 265
13. 8. Real Determinants of Corporate Leverage 301
14. 9. Investment Patterns and Financial Leverage 325
15. 10. Capital Structure and the Corporation's Product Market Environment 353
16. List of Contributors 383
17. Author Index 385
18. Subject Index 387