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Investigation of optimal capital structure in Malaysia: a panel threshold estimation

Halim Ahmad, Abd; Adiana Hiau Abdullah, Nur - In: Studies in Economics and Finance 30 (2013) 2, pp. 108-117

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of leverage on Malaysian listed firms' value and the optimal level of debt at which a firm could maximize its value. Design/methodology/approach – The authors employ an advanced panel threshold regression estimation developed...

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Structures of Corporate Finance in Germany and France. A Comparative Analysis for West German and French Incorporated Enterprises / Strukturen der Unternehmensfinanzierung in Deutschland und Frankreich. Eine vergleichende Analyse für westdeutsche und französische Kapitalgesellschaften

Friderichs, Hans; Paranque, Bernard - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 221 (2001) 5-6, pp. 648-671

of capital structure theory with particular reference to the architecture and functioning mechanisms of the corporate … dem Hintergrund der Theorie der Unternehmensfinanzierung und im Kontext theoretischer Überlegungen zum Aufbau und zur …

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A Comparison of Capital Structure Determinants: The United States and The Republic of Korea

Kim, Hanjoon; Berger, Paul D. - In: Multinational Business Review 16 (2008) 1, pp. 79-100

This paper investigates the determinants of the capital structure of large corporations headquartered in the United States and Korea. We consider five explanatory variables: profit, company size, non‐debt tax shields, growth, and business‐risk, along with several industry indicator variables...

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Overseas listing location and capital structure

Li, Peixin; Wang, Baolian - In: China Finance Review International 4 (2014) 1, pp. 3-23

the Chinese overseas listed companies are listed in the USA and Hong Kong. As the institutional quality of the USA is …. Specifically, the authors argue that the better institutional environment of the USA can mitigate the information asymmetry problem … and the agency problem of financing via equity. Consequently, firms listed in the USA will rely more on equity and have …

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Verzerrungen von Konsumentenpreisindices und ihr Einfluss auf das „reale“ Wirtschaftswachstum – dargestellt am Beispiel der USA / Biases in Consumer Price Indices and Their Impact...

Hartwig, Jochen; Schips, Bernd - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 225 (2005) 4, pp. 394-412

. Es erweist sich, dass die Divergenz in den Wachstumsraten der USA und der EU seit 1997 fast zur Gänze auf …

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The impact of the Food Safety and Modernization Act on firm value

Johnson, Mark Steven; Lawson, Tolani - In: Agricultural Finance Review 76 (2016) 2, pp. 233-245

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine the impact of the passage and signing of P.L. 111-353, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), on the market value of agribusiness firms. Design/methodology/approach – The authors conduct an event study of the shareholder value effects of...

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Firm value, spatial knowledge flow, and innovation: evidence from patent citations

Boasson, Vigdis; Boasson, Emil - In: China Finance Review International 5 (2015) 2, pp. 132-160

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of geographic location of research-intensive firms in the ability to generate new research and products, which consequently affects firm value. Design/methodology/approach – The authors conduct the empirical study following a...

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Negative media coverage, law environment and tunneling of controlling shareholder : Evidence from Chinese listed companies

Ye, Yong; Huang, Lei; Li, Ming - In: China Finance Review International 5 (2015) 1, pp. 3-18

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship among negative media coverage, law environment and tunneling of controlling shareholders. Design/methodology/approach – Under the Chinese especial institutional background, this paper empirically test the relationship among...

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Effect of board size and promoter ownership on firm value: some empirical findings from India

Kumar, Naveen; Singh, J.P. - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 13 (2013) 1, pp. 88-98

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of corporate board size and promoter ownership on firm value for selected Indian companies. Design/methodology/approach – The study analyses the corporate governance structure of 176 Indian firms listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange...

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Corporate governance, analyst following and firm value

Mouselli, Sulaiman; Hussainey, Khaled - In: Corporate Governance 14 (2014) 4, pp. 453-466

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of a firm’s corporate governance (CG) mechanisms on the number of financial analysts following UK firms. The potential effect of the number of analysts following firms in the UK on the association between CG mechanisms and firm...

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