The Theory of Contracts

The Theory of Contracts (1985)

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by Oliver Hart

Venue:	Cambridge University, Cambridge
Citations:	146 - 1 self

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@INPROCEEDINGS{Hart85thetheory,
    author = {Oliver Hart},
    title = {The Theory of Contracts},
    booktitle = {Cambridge University, Cambridge},
    year = {1985},
    pages = {71--155}
}

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614	The Costs and Benefits of Ownership: A theory of Vertical and Lateral Integration - Grossman, Hart - 1986
586	Agency costs of free cash flow, corporate finance, and takeovers - Jensen - 1986
543	Determinants of Corporate Borrowing - Myers - 1977
509	Theory of the Firm - Jensen, H - 1976
454	The cost of capital, corporation finance, and the theory of investment - Modigliani, Miller - 1958
443	Property rights and the nature of the firm - Hart, Moore - 1990
290	Optimal Contracts and Competitive Markets with Costly State Verification - Townsend - 1979
238	Firms, Contracts, and Financial Structure - Hart - 1995
237	What Do We Know about Capital Structure? Some Evidence from International Data - Rajan, Zingales - 1995
197	2000a): Comparing Financial Systems - Allen, Gale
186	A Theory of Debt Based on the Inalienability of Human Capital”, Quarterly - Hart, Moore - 1994
181	The Theory of Capital Structure - Harris, Raviv - 1991
171	An incomplete contracts approach to financial contracting - Aghion, Bolton - 1992
153	Incentive-Compatible Debt Contracts: The OnePeriod Problem.” The Review of Economic Studies - Gale, Hellwig - 1985
152	Debt and Taxes - Miller - 1977
151	Meckling (1976), “Theory of the Firm - Jensen, W
149	Managerial Discretion and Optimal Financing Policies - Stulz - 1990
101	Financial contracting theory meets the real world: An empirical analysis of venture capital contracts, Review of Economic Studies 70 - Kaplan, Stromberg - 2003
87	Debt and Seniority: An Analysis of the Role of Hard Claims in Constraining Management - Hart, Moore
86	Default and Renegotiation: A Dynamic Model of Debt, Quarterly - Hart, Moore - 1998
77	A Theory of Predation Based on Agency - Bolton, Scharfstein - 1990
70	Debt maturity structure and liquidity risk,” The Quarterly - Diamond - 1991
60	Corporate Financial Structure and Managerial Incentives - Grossman, Hart - 1982
53	A theory of debt and equity: Diversity of securities and managershareholder congruence", Quarterly - Dewatripont, Tirole - 1994
42	A rent protection theory of corporate ownership and control”, Unpublished manuscript - Bebchuk - 1999
31	The Control of Technology Alliances: An Empirical Analysis of the Biotechnology Industry - Lerner, Merges - 1998
28	Ernst-Ludwig von Thadden - Berglof - 1994
28	Capital Structure and Dividend Irrelevance with Asymmetric Information - Dybvig, Zender - 1991
17	Vishny (1997), “A survey of corporate governance - Shleifer, W
15	2000. “In Search of New Foundations - Zingales
11	Ownership and control in entrepreneurial firms: An examination of convertible securities in venture capital investments,” NBER Working Paper Gompers - Gompers - 1997
11	Dynamic Capital Structure under Managerial Entrenchment - Zwiebel - 1996
3	On the Irrelevance of Corporate - Stiglitz - 1974
1	ENDNOTES 6. The following discussion does not require this. However, the assumption makes sense since managers can typically consume perks only in quite narrow ways; that is, if unconstrained, they might prefer to spend an extra dollar on their children’s - See, Miller - 1977
1	a set of conditions guaranteeing this, see Hart and Moore - For - 1998
1	are making an implicit assumption here. If k > 140, the manager cannot save the firm and a question arises as to what happens to the date 1 earnings of 50. We take the view that the manager engages in a partial rescue, specifically, he keeps the firm goin - We - 1977
1	is an exception - Zwiebel - 1996
1	A Theory of Debt and Equity: Diversity of 42 and Manager-Shareholder Congruence,” Quart - Dewatripont, Tirole - 1994
1	Renegotiation and the Impossibility of Optimal Investment - John - 1994