The following papers selection, covers many important historical
contributions to the evolution of corporate finance and the theory of the
investment decisions. The papers in this page are in chronological order.
OBS: The links are not going to the comments yet (the addition of comments
is a planned future improvement).
Hotelling, H.
(1931): The Economics of Exhaustible Resources
Journal of Political Economy, vol.39, no 2, April 1931, pp.137-175
Modigliani, F &
M.H. Miller (1958):
The Cost of Capital, Corporation
Finance, and the Theory of Investment
American Economic Review, vol.48, June 1958, pp.261-297
Arrow, K.J.
(1964): The Role of Securities in the Optimal
Allocation of Risk Bearing
Review of Economic Studies, vol.31, no 1, April 1964, pp.91-96
Magee, J.
(1964): How to Use Decision Trees in Capital
Investment
Harvard Business Review, September-October 1964, pp.79-96
Samuelson, P.A.
(1965): Rational Theory of Warrant Price
Industrial Management Review, Spring 1965, pp.13-39
Lucas, R.E. Jr.
& E.C. Prescott (1971): Investment
under Uncertainty
Econometrica, vol.39, no 5, September 1971, pgs.659-681
Merton, R.C.
(1973): An Intertemporal Capital Asset
Pricing Model
Econometrica, vol.41, no 5, September 1973, pp.867-887
Arrow, K.J. &
A.C. Fisher (1974): Environmental
Preservation, Uncertainty, and Irreversibility
Quarterly Journal of Economics, vol.88, no 1, May 1974, pgs.312-319
Henry, C.
(1974): Investments Decisions under Uncertainty:
The Irreversibility Effect
American Economic Review, vol.64, no 6 , December 1974, pgs.1006-1012
Fama, E.F.
(1977): Risk-Adjusted Discount Rates and Capital
Budgeting under Uncertainty
Journal of Financial Economics, no 5, 1977, pgs.3-24
Myers, S.C. &
S. Turnbull (1977):
Capital Budgeting and the Capital Asset
Pricing Model: Good News and Bad News
Journal of Finance, vol.32, no 2, May 1977, pgs.321-333
Constantinides,
G.M. (1978):
Market Risk Adjustment in Project
Valuation
Journal of Finance, vol.33, no 2, May 1978, pgs.603-616
Roberts, K. &
M. Weitzman (1981):
Funding Criteria for Research,
Development, and Exploration Projects
Econometrica, no 49, September 1981, pgs.1261-1288
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Hotelling,
H. (1931): The Economics of Exhaustible Resources
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Modigliani, F & M.H. Miller (1958):
The Cost of Capital, Corporation Finance, and the Theory of Investment
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Arrow,
K.J. (1964): The Role of Securities in the Optimal Allocation of
Risk Bearing
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Magee, J.
(1964): How to Use Decision Trees in Capital Investment
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Samuelson,
P.A. (1965): Rational Theory of Warrant Price
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Lucas,
R.E. Jr. & E.C. Prescott (1971): Investment under Uncertainty
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Merton,
R.C. (1973): An Intertemporal Capital Asset Pricing Model
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Arrow, K.J.
& A.C. Fisher (1974): Environmental Preservation,
Uncertainty, and Irreversibility
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Henry, C.
(1974): Investments Decisions under Uncertainty: The
Irreversibility Effect
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Fama, E.F.
(1977): Risk-Adjusted Discount Rates and Capital Budgeting under
Uncertainty
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Myers,
S.C. & S. Turnbull (1977):
Capital Budgeting and the Capital Asset Pricing Model: Good News and
Bad News
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Constantinides, G.M. (1978): Market Risk Adjustment in Project
Valuation
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Roberts,
K. & M. Weitzman (1981):
Funding Criteria for Research, Development, and Exploration Projects
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