Front matter, table of contents, acknowledgments: Benjamin M. Friedman (p. -13 - 0) (bibliographic info) (download)

Corporate Capital Structure in the United States: An Introduction and Overview: Benjamin M. Friedman (p. 1 - 12) (bibliographic info) (download)

1. Secular Patterns in the Financing of U.S. Corporations: Robert A. Taggart, Jr. (p. 13 - 80) (bibliographic info) (download)

2. Changes in the Balance Sheet of the U.S. Manufacturing Sector, 1926-1977: John H. Ciccolo, Jr., Christopher F. Baum (p. 81 - 116) (bibliographic info) (download)

3. Debt and Equity Yields, 1926-1980: Patric H. Hendershott, Roger D. Huang (p. 117 - 166) (bibliographic info) (download)

4. Inflation and the Role of Bonds in Investor Portfolios: Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane, Robert McDonald (p. 167 - 196) (bibliographic info) (download)

5. The Substitutability of Debt and Equity Securities: Benjamin M. Friedman (p. 197 - 238) (bibliographic info) (download)

6. Contingent Claims Valuation of Corporate Liabilities: Theory and Empirical Tests: E. Philip Jones, Scott P. Mason, Eric Rosenfeld (p. 239 - 264) (bibliographic info) (download)

7. Capital Structure Change and Decreases in Stockholders' Wealth: A Cross-sectional Study of Convertible Security Calls: Wayne H. Mikkelson (p. 265 - 300) (bibliographic info) (download)

8. Real Determinants of Corporate Leverage: Alan J. Auerbach (p. 301 - 324) (bibliographic info) (download)

9. Investment Patterns and Financial Leverage: Michael S. Long, Ileen B. Malitz (p. 325 - 352) (bibliographic info) (download)

10. Capital Structure and the Corporation's Product Market Environment: A. Michael Spence (p. 353 - 382) (bibliographic info) (download)

List of Contributors and Indexes: Benjamin M. Friedman (p. 383 - 392) (bibliographic info) (download)