We explore the joint determination of product differentiation strategy and corporate leverage in a setting where (i … managerial incentive problems call for high leverage, firms position their products closer to competitors to reduce deadweight …

leverage and market leverage while it has a positive insignificant impact on deposit leverage and non-deposit leverage. The … results also show that market to book ratio has a positive and significant impact on all study leverage measures except non …-deposit leverage. Profitability has a mixed impact, since it has a positive significant impact on non-deposit leverage, positive …

determinants of leverage. The study is based on an analysis of the capital structure of 93 Saudi listed companies. The study … relationship between size, growth of the firm and leverage. On the other hand, the results show there are negative relationships … between tangibility of assets, profitability, risk and leverage. …

show that profitability and liquidity are negatively and significantly related to leverage. Also asset tangibility has a … positive relationship with leverage, which is significant. Moreover the researcher finds that total debt ratio at market value …