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political debate. At the same time, the literature is surprisingly silent about the magnitude of possible efficiency costs of a … backof-the-envelope calculations of the possible efficiency cost of a tax distortion of the debtequity decision. -- Debt …
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This paper presents a rationale for hybrid public-private capital structures in public utilities. The public sector can borrow money cheaper, while private investors can spawn life-cycle cost savings. When investment vehicles enable the internalization of the financial advantage of the public...
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This paper investigates the effect of intellectual capital (IC) and its components on the efficiency of Vietnamese … commercial banks from 2007 to 2019 using the two-step Data Envelopment Analysis approach. Banks' efficiency scores are firstly … estimated, while the relationship between IC and bank efficiency is examined in the second stage. The results indicate a …
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efficiency is reported by using DEA CRS approach and results show that the year 2014 was the best year because 24% firms were …This study aims to examine the impact of firm characteristics and ownership structure on the firm efficiency of listed … concentration ownership while controlling for firm size, profitability, leverage and age. Data related to firm efficiency, cash …
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This paper analyzes the relationship between corporate taxation, firm age and debt. We adapt a standard model of capital structure choice under corporate taxation, focusing on the financing and investment decisions a firm is typically faced with. Our model suggests that the debt ratio is...
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This paper incorporates the cost of adjustment between observed and optimal leverage in explaining the variation in firm?s equity or bank-debt financing investments. Using a dynamic adjustment approach identifies the determinants to capital structure between different financial systems. In...
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This paper examines the interplay between the real and financial decisions of the competitive firm `a la Sandmo. Besides output price uncertainty, the firm faces additional sources of risk which are aggregated into an additive background risk. We show that the firm always chooses its optimal...
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This paper examines the interplay between the real and financial decisions of the competitive firm under output price uncertainty. The firm faces additional sources of uncertainty that are aggregated into a background risk. We show that the firm always chooses its optimal debt-equity ratio to...
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We explore the impact of concentration in the banking markets on the capital structure of publicly quoted non-financial firms in the EU15 over the period 1997- 2005, an era marked by intensive merger activity in the banking sector. Our main finding is a negative and significant relationship...
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We investigate whether or not banks play a positive role in the ownership structure of European listed firms. We distinguish between banks and other institutional investors as shareholders and examine empirically the relationship between financial institution ownership and the performance of the...
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