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... higher the level of ERM in a firm, the higher thecostof debt Because their hypothesis about thecostof debt is unsupported, they call for further research on 13 CORPORATE ERM ANDTHECOSTOF DEBT ... costof capital depending on the riskiness of its cash flows, they may reward the implementation of ERM with a lower costof capital A lower costof capital would increase the profitability of ... the relation between ERM andthecostof debt 16 CORPORATE ERM ANDTHECOSTOF DEBT FLORENT ROSTAING 2009 Hypothesis development Following thecostof capital approach developed by Sharfman and...
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