Long-term financing plays an important part in calming the markets and thus ensuring the stability of economies. The German market for residential real estate financing provides an impressive example of this. However, new financial market regulations such as Basel III and Solvency II will cause...

Langfristige Finanzierungen tragen wesentlich zur Beruhigung der Märkte und damit zur Stabilität von Volkswirtschaften bei. Dies zeigt eindrucksvoll das Beispiel des deutschen Marktes für Wohnungsfinanzierungen. Bedingt durch die neuen Finanzmarktregulierungen wie Basel III und Solvency II...

This paper provides new evidence that taxes affect capital structure choice, using a unique and comprehensive panel data set which covers 86,173 German non-financial firms over the years 1973–2008. Following the Graham methodology to simulate marginal tax rates, we find a statistically and...