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...

Este artigo examina empiricamente a demanda de derivativos de câmbio de empresas brasileiras de capital aberto. Para tanto, construimos um banco de dados original com 23.767 contratos de swap cambial entre empresas e instituições financeiras em aberto em 2002. A partir destes contratos,...

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...