The study verifies, between march 2005 and march 2006, if there is any difference between the stock yields of a sample of companieslisted in Bovespa that adopt the principles of Corporate Governance, in different levels, in relation to the companies of the traditionalmarket. The data were...

This report evaluates and compares the evolution and the determinants of the capital structure of Brazilian firms, with a particular emphasis on external financing. One of its main conclusions is that country factors are nearly as important as firm level factors. Industry factors are not very...