Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/212269 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Series/Report no.: 
Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers No. 29/2013
Publisher: 
Bank of Finland, Helsinki
Abstract: 
This paper provides direct evidence that managerial style is a key determinant of the firm's cost of capital, in the context of private debt contracting. Applying the novel empirical method by Abowd, Karmarz, and Margolis (1999) to a large sample that tracks job movement of top managers, we find that managerial style is a critical factor that explains a large part of the variation in loan contract terms. The loan-term-related managerial styles correlate with managerial styles of firm performance and corporate decisions, implying that certain managers achieve better firm performance via lower cost of capital and other desirable non-price loan terms. We further find direct evidence that banks "follow" managers' job changes and offer loan contracts with preferential terms to their new firms. Some of the preferred managerial styles reflect managers' personal characteristics, such as managerial ability, authority and conservatism
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ISBN: 
978-952-6699-50-9
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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