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Unternehmensfinanzierung, Unternehmenskontrolle und Ressourcenallokation: Was leistet das Finanzsystem?

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  • Hellwig, Martin

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The paper reviews the literature on the role of the financial system for corporate finance and control and takes stock of our understanding of the issues. Topics covered include the information efficiency of organized markets, the significance of information efficiency for corporate control, the role of financial intermediaries, the preponderance of internal finance, and the political economy of corporate control and finance. The paper questions the standard assumption that firms are willing to trade control for finance, or that such contracts if they are made are actually maintained. The paper suggests that the pre- ponderance of internal finance and the political system's willingness to support management control over assets and retentions are the major empirical phenomenon to be explained and analysed. It argues that these phenomena turn the financial systems of developed economies from systems channeling funds from households to firms into systems channeling funds from firms with excess cash flow to firms with excess investment opportunities. Existing theories, including Jensen's free-cash-flow hypothesis, do not provide a fully satisfactory account of the allocative implications of this structure.

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  • Hellwig, Martin, 1997. "Unternehmensfinanzierung, Unternehmenskontrolle und Ressourcenallokation: Was leistet das Finanzsystem?," Sonderforschungsbereich 504 Publications 97-02, Sonderforschungsbereich 504, Universität Mannheim;Sonderforschungsbereich 504, University of Mannheim.
    • Handle: RePEc:xrs:sfbmaa:97-02
    Note: Financial support from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft is gratefully acknowledged.
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    1. Börsch-Supan, Axel & Winter, Joachim, 1999. "Pension reform, savings behavior and corporate governance," Sonderforschungsbereich 504 Publications 99-48, Sonderforschungsbereich 504, Universität Mannheim;Sonderforschungsbereich 504, University of Mannheim.
    2. Luigi Zingales, 1997. "Corporate Governance," NBER Working Papers 6309, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    3. Köke, Jens & Salem, Tanja, 2000. "Corporate finance and restructuring: evidence from Central and Eastern Europe," ZEW Discussion Papers 00-21, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
    4. Wolfgang Drobetz & Pascal Pensa & Markus M. Schmid, 2007. "Estimating the Cost of Executive Stock Options: evidence from Switzerland," Corporate Governance: An International Review, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 15(5), pages 798-815, September.
    5. Steiger, Max, 1998. "Institutionelle Investoren und Corporate Governance: Eine empirische Analyse," ZEW Dokumentationen 98-05, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
    6. Kichelmann, Christoph, 2004. "Bedeutung des Patentschutzes für die Basler Industrie gestern und heute," Working papers 2004/03, Faculty of Business and Economics - University of Basel.
    7. Börsch-Supan, Axel & Köke, Jens, 2000. "An applied econometricians' view of empirical corporate governance studies," ZEW Discussion Papers 00-17, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
    8. Menkhoff, Lukas, 2010. "Eine „dienende Rolle“ für den Finanzsektor? Nicht dienen, sondern funktionieren! ["Playing servant" by the financial sector? Not serving, butfunctioning!]," MPRA Paper 24026, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    9. Axel Börsch‐Supan & Jens Köke, 2002. "An Applied Econometricians' View of Empirical Corporate Governance Studies," German Economic Review, Verein für Socialpolitik, vol. 3(3), pages 295-326, August.

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