Financial Structure, Liquidity, and Firm Locations

38 Pages Posted: 19 Dec 2007 Last revised: 30 Oct 2022

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Andres Almazan

University of Texas at Austin - Department of Finance

Adolfo de Motta

McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management

Sheridan Titman

University of Texas at Austin - Department of Finance; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Vahap Bülent Uysal

DePaul University

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Date Written: December 2007

Abstract

This paper investigates the relation between a firm's location and its corporate finance decisions. We develop a simple model where being located within an industry cluster increases opportunities to make acquisitions, and to facilitate those acquisitions, firms within clusters maintain more financial slack. Consistent with our model we find that firms that are located within industry clusters tend to make more acquisitions, and have lower debt ratios and larger cash balances than their industry peers located outside clusters. In addition, we document that firms in growing cities and technology centers also maintain more financial slack. Overall, these findings, which reveal systematic patterns between geography and corporate finance choices, suggest the importance of growth opportunities in firms' financial decisions.

Suggested Citation

Almazan, Andres and de Motta, Adolfo and Titman, Sheridan and Uysal, Vahap B., Financial Structure, Liquidity, and Firm Locations (December 2007). NBER Working Paper No. w13660, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1073643

Andres Almazan

University of Texas at Austin - Department of Finance ( email )

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Adolfo De Motta

McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management ( email )

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Sheridan Titman (Contact Author)

University of Texas at Austin - Department of Finance ( email )

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Vahap B. Uysal

DePaul University ( email )

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United States

HOME PAGE: http://https://business.depaul.edu/faculty/faculty-a-z/Pages/vahap-uysal.aspx

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