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Corporate debt, hybrid securities and the effective tax rate
Panteghini, Paolo M. - 2008
In this article we use contingent-claim analysis to calculate the effective tax rate (ETR) under corporate debt finance. In particular, we deal with both pure debt and two of the most well-known hybrid securities, i.e., convertible, and reverse convertible bonds. We show that: 1) effective...
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Disagreement and Flexibility: A Theory of Optimal Security Issuance and Capital Structure
Boot, Arnoud W.A.; Thakor, Anjan V. - 2003
ofthis theory of capital structure evolution is that optimal capital structure is essentiallydynamic, and depends on the firm …’s stock price, implying that firms issue equity when stockprices are high and debt when stock prices are low. The theory … testablepredictions. Moreover, the theory can rationalize the use of debt in the absence of taxes,agency costs or signaling considerations. …
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Systematic risk, debt maturity and the term structure of credit spreads
Chen, Hui; Xu, Yu; Yang, Jun - 2012
We build a dynamic capital structure model to study the link between systematic risk exposure and debt maturity, as well as their joint impact on the term structure of credit spreads. Our model allows for time variation and lumpiness in the maturity structure. Relative to short-term debt,...
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Nonlinear modeling of target leverage with latent determinant variables: new evidence on the trade-off theory
Sabiwalsky, Ralf - 2008
The trade-off theory on capital structure is tested by modelling the capital structure target as the solution to a … determinants. In contrast, the framework applied here allows for a direct test: results confirm the trade-off theory for small and …
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Bank capital and value in the cross section
Mehran, Hamid; Thakor, Anjan - 2009
We address two questions: (i) Are bank capital structure and value correlated in the cross section, and if so, how? (ii) If bank capital does affect bank value, how are the components of bank value affected by capital? We first develop a dynamic model with a dissipative cost of bank capital that...
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Corporate debt maturity choice in transition financial markets
Stephan, Andreas; Talavera, Oleksandr; Tsapin, Andriy - 2008
This paper investigates the determinants of liability maturity choice in transition markets. We formulate a model of firm value maximization that describes managers' choice of optimal debt structure. The theoretical predictions are tested using a unique panel of 4,300 Ukrainian firms during the...
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The Impact of Personal and Corporate Taxation on Capital Structure Choices
Voeller, Dennis; Overesch, Michael - 2008
This paper empirically analyses whether both personal and corporate taxation have an impact on companies' capital structure decisions. We investigate the effect of the difference in taxation of debt and equity financing on capital structures. Our empirical results, based on a comprehensive panel...
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Capital structure choice and company taxation: A meta-study
Feld, Lars P.; Heckemeyer, Jost H.; Overesch, Michael - 2011
This paper provides a quantitative review of the empirical literature on the tax impact on corporate debt financing. Synthesizing the evidence from 46 previous studies, we find that this impact is substantial. In particular, the tax rate proxy determines the outcome of primary analyses. Measures...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010307852
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Capital structure choice and company taxation: A meta-study
Feld, Lars P.; Heckemeyer, Jost Henrich; Overesch, Michael - 2011
This paper provides a quantitative review of the empirical literature on the tax impact on corporate debt financing. Synthesizing the evidence from 46 previous studies, we find that this impact is substantial. In particular, the tax rate proxy determines the outcome of primary analyses. Measures...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274978
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Profit shifting by debt financing in Europe
Barion, Francesca; Miniaci, Raffaele; Panteghini, Paolo M. - 2010
This article aims at analyzing the link between subsidiaries' capital structure and taxation in Europe. First we introduce a trade-off model, which studies a MNCs' financial strategy and shows how debt policy allows multinational groups to shift profits from low-tax to high-tax jurisdictions. By...
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