Richard Fairchild University of Bath   School of Management University of Bath Bath, BA2 7AY UK   mnsrf@bath.ac.uk     Biographical Sketch: BA (Hons) in Economics from University of Essex (1982) 12 years' Financial and Commercial experience (British Aerospace, 1982-1994) Msc in Economics 1995-96 from University of Bristol. PhD in Corporate Finance (1999) from University of Bristol.   Primary Research Focus: Capital Structure, Dividend policy, Agency Costs, Signalling, game theory.   JEL Areas: G3 : Corporate Finance and Governance: General E3 : Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles: General (includes Measurement and Data)