M&M theorem

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:financial_technology
gptkbp:assumes perfect information
no taxes
no transaction costs
no bankruptcy costs
gptkbp:field corporate finance
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Modigliani–Miller_theorem
gptkbp:hasProposition Proposition I
Proposition II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label M&M theorem
gptkbp:implies capital structure irrelevance principle
gptkbp:influenced modern corporate finance theory
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Merton_Miller
gptkb:Franco_Modigliani
gptkbp:NobelPrizeConnection Franco Modigliani Nobel Prize in Economics 1985
Merton Miller Nobel Prize in Economics 1990
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Merton_Miller
gptkb:Franco_Modigliani
gptkbp:Proposition_I Firm value is independent of capital structure.
gptkbp:Proposition_II Cost of equity increases linearly with leverage.
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:American_Economic_Review
gptkbp:relatedConcept dividend policy
leverage
firm valuation
arbitrage
cost of capital
gptkbp:sentence The value of a firm is unaffected by its capital structure in perfect markets.
gptkbp:yearProposed 1958
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Modigliani-Miller_theorem
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7