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Weconsiderfirmsthat,allelseequal,wishtominimizevariabilityintheirinternal
capital(duetoconvexcostsofraisingexternalfunds).Thefirmscanhedgethecashflow
risk oftheproject,butnotthatofwinningorlosingtheauction.Wecharacterizeoptimal
hedgingandbiddingstrategiesinthiscompetitionframework.Weshowthataccessto
financialmarketsmakesfirmsbidmoreaggressively,possiblyevenabovetheir
valuationfortheproject.Inaddition,hedgingincreasesthevarianceofbidsandmakes
firm valuesmoredispersed.Further,withhedging,thecovarianceofinternalcapital
changeswiththeriskfactorisnegative,andismorenegative,thehigherthecorrelation
of thehedginginstrumentwiththeriskfactor
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