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This paper describes corporate investment and financing decisions when managers have inside information about the value of the firm's existing invest- ment and growth opportunities, but cannot convey that information to investors. Capital markets are otherwise perfect and efficient. In these circumstances, he firm may forego a valuable investment opportunity rather than issue stock to finance it.
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Myers et al. (1982) studied this question.