Signaling, Instrumentation, and CFO Decision-Making
Hennessy, C.; Chemla, Gilles (2022), Signaling, Instrumentation, and CFO Decision-Making, Journal of Financial Economics. 10.1016/j.jfineco.2021.07.014
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2022Journal name
Journal of Financial EconomicsPublisher
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Building parable economies embedding econometricians, we view alternative estimators (IV, fuzzy RD, natural experiments, OLS, event studies) from the perspective of privately-informed decision-makers, e.g. CFOs. IV estimates can be misleading since randomization through observable instruments eliminates signal content arising from discretion. If the goal is informing discretionary decisions, rather than predicting outcomes after forced/mistaken actions, instrumentation is problematic, whereas OLS or event studies can be sufficient. The analysis shows the utility of alternative estimators hinges upon oft-neglected assumptions about agent/econometrician information sets, as distinct from exclusion restrictions. We recommend parable economy estimation as precursor to real-world IV estimation.Subjects / Keywords
signal; selection; instrumental variables; fuzzy regression discontinuity design; experiments; corporate finance; government policy; D82, G14, G18, G28, G30, J24; 658.4/Prise de décisionRelated items
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