Plazzi, Alberto Yilmaz, Umit 2020-06-15 I use empirical methods to study the effects of firms' international activities and corporate governance on their operating performance, cost of funding, and credit risk. My studies provide novel evidence on the effects and implications of cross-border borrowing, foreign acquisitions, and governance on firms' financing decision and activities. application/pdf https://susi.usi.ch/global/documents/319263 https://n2t.net/ark:/12658/srd1319263 https://susi.usi.ch/documents/319263/files/2020ECO006.pdf eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/urn/urn:nbn:ch:rero-006-120071 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/ark/12658/srd1319263 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess License undefined Cross-border borrowing Foreign acquisitions Corporate governance Operating performance Cost of funding Credit risk info:eu-repo/classification/udc/33 Essays in empirical corporate finance http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_db06