The Corporate Financiers

1. Introduction
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Section 1. From Art to Science

2. A Fly in the Ointment
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3. The Early Life of John Burr Williams
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4. The Times
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5. The Theory — A New Finance Paradigm
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6. Legacy and Later Life
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Section 2. Is a Corporation’s Capital Structure Irrelevant?

7. The Early Years of Franco Modigliani
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8. The Early Years of Merton Miller
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9. The Times
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10. The Great Idea
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11. Applications
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12. The Prize
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13. The Later Years of Merton Miller
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14. The Later Years of Franco Modigliani
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Section 3. Transactions Costs and the Value of a Firm

15. The Early Life of Ronald Harold Coase
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16. The Times and the Theory
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17. Life and Legacy
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18. The Early Life of Oliver Eaton Williamson
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19. The Times and the Theory
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20. Applications
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21. Life and Legacy of Ronald Coase
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22. Life and Legacy of Oliver Williamson
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Section 4. Alchian and Demsetz

23. Alchian and Demsetz
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24. Harold Demsetz
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25. The Times
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26. The Great Idea
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27. Applications and Extensions
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28. Harold Demsetz Later in Life
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29. The Later Years of Armen Alchian
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Section 5. Jensen and Meckling

30. The Early Years of Michael Cole Jensen
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31. The Early Years of William Henry Meckling
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32. The Times
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33. The Theory
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34. Applications and Extensions
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35. Life and Legacy
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Section 6. What We Have Learned

36. Combined Contributions
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37. Conclusions
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Keywords: Economics, Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods, Financial History, Corporate Finance, Business Finance