I present a theory of the optimal capital structure and dividend policy for family business groups expanding in countries where the private control benefit is substantial and the market for corporate control is active. Here, issuing debt overcomes the limited dilution capacity of equity, but reduces the expected control benefit by increasing the probability of default. When family business grou...

Considerable advances have been made in the field of infant feeding research. The last few decades have witnessed the expansion in the number of studies on the composition and benefits of human milk. The practice of breastfeeding and use of human milk represent today's reference standards for infant feeding and nutrition. Additional research regarding the benefits of breastfeeding is needed to ...

Despite the extensive body of evidence about the health benefits and cost-savings of contraception coverage, women's health care advocates are bracing themselves for the possibility that contraceptive care will lose the political debate as a no cost-sharing preventive service under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). As a second alternative to no cost-sharing, the Health Resources and Services Admin...