Mitchell A. Petersen

Research topics

• Corporate Finance and Governance · 2 papers
• Financial Markets and Investment Strategies · 1 paper
• Housing Market and Economics · 1 paper
• Banking stability, regulation, efficiency · 1 paper
• Working Capital and Financial Performance · 1 paper

Frequent co-authors

• Raghuram G. Rajan · 1 paper

Papers

1. Estimating Standard Errors in Finance Panel Data Sets: Comparing ApproachesReview of Financial Studies · 2008 · 11,462 citations

   In corporate finance and asset pricing empirical work, researchers are often confronted with panel data. In these data sets, the residuals may be correlated across firms or across time, and OLS standard errors can be biased. Historically, researchers in the…

2. The Benefits of Lending Relationships: Evidence from Small Business DataThe Journal of Finance · 1994 · 5,402 citations

   ABSTRACT This paper empirically examines how ties between a firm and its creditors affect the availability and cost of funds to the firm. We analyze data collected in a survey of small firms by the Small Business Administration. The primary…