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Journal of Economic Literature Vol. 64 No. 1 2026

Chew, Donald H., Jr. The Making of Modern Corporate Finance: A History of the Ideas and How They Help Build the Wealth of Nations

Yueran Ma

University of Chicago Booth School of Business and NBER

Abstract

Yueran Ma of University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, and NBER reviews “The Making of Modern Corporate Finance: A History of the Ideas and How They Help Build the Wealth of Nations” by Donald H. Chew Jr. The Econlit abstract of this book begins: “Explores the significant potential of the corporate finance function to increase the efficiency and value of organizations, from publicly traded companies to nonprofit institutions and state-owned enterprises, promoting the argument that US private-sector productivity is the fundamental source of US economic and social wealth.”

DOI
10.1257/jel.64.1.301.r4
Volume
64
Issue
1
Pages
309-311
Language
en
Sources
openalex crossref

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