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John Moore
Researcher at London School of Economics and Political Science
Publications - 20
Citations - 4894
John Moore is an academic researcher from London School of Economics and Political Science. The author has contributed to research in topics: Debt & Equity (finance). The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 20 publications receiving 4736 citations. Previous affiliations of John Moore include University of Edinburgh & Washington University in St. Louis.
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A Theory of Debt Based on the Inalienability of Human Capital
Oliver Hart,John Moore +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors characterize the optimal repayment path and show how it is affected both by the maturity structure of the project return stream and by the durability and specificity of project assets.
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A theory of debt based on the inalienability of human capital
Oliver Hart,John Moore +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, an entrepreneur who needs to raise funds from an investor, but cannot commit not to withdraw his human capital from the project, is considered, and the possibility of a default or quit puts an upper bound on the total future indebtedness from the entrepreneur to the investor at any date.
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Debt and Seniority: An Analysis of the Role of Hard Claims in Constraining Management
Oliver Hart,John Moore +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that long-term debt has a role in controlling management's ability to finance future investments, and derive conditions under which equity and a single class of senior longterm debt work as well as more complex contracts for controlling investment behavior.
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A Theory of Debt Based on the Inalienability of Human Capital
TL;DR: In this article, an entrepreneur who needs to raise funds from an investor, but cannot commit not to withdraw his human capital from the project, is considered, and the possibility of a default or quit puts an upper bound on the total future indebtedness from the entrepreneur to the investor at any date.
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The Economics of Bankruptcy Reform
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed a new bankruptcy procedure, which is a variant on the U.S. Chapter 7, in which non-cash bids are possible; this allows for reorganization.