Essays on Empirical Corporate Finance

Verma, Varun
Doctoral thesis
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2018-08
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Abstract
This dissertation consists of three essays and is submitted to the Department of

Finance at Norwegian School of Economics in partial fulfillment of requirements for the

completion of Doctor of Philosophy degree in Finance.

The three essays explore important subject areas in Empirical Corporate Finance.

The first essay questions the underpinnings of the instrumental variable approach with

regards to one of its common applications. The next two essays use instrumental variable

approaches to explore topics related to capital structure and CEO compensation.