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In this paper the authors survey capital structure theories, from the start-up point, which is considered Modigliani and Miller’s capital structure irrelevance theorem, to recent theories, such as the pecking order and the market timing theory. For each t
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We test the assumptions of trade-off theory (TOT) and pecking order theory (POT) regarding corporate leverage. The … the firm and access to credit relies on guarantees. The relationship between corporate leverage and the profitability of … SMEs as well as growth opportunities support POT. However, the relationship between corporate leverage and the age of SMEs …
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We test the assumptions of trade-off theory (TOT) and pecking order theory (POT) regarding corporate leverage. The … the firm and access to credit relies on guarantees. The relationship between corporate leverage and the profitability of … SMEs as well as growth opportunities support POT. However, the relationship between corporate leverage and the age of SMEs …
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reducing the need to use leverage as a tool to discipline managers. The results are robust to different proxies for national … governance quality, corporate governance quality, and firm leverage. …
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This paper analyses company’s capital structure using a sample of listed companies on a ten year period. It mainly tackles one of the most debated issues in corporate finance, the relationship between profitability and debt level of a company. Shareholder funds are considered at book value,...
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This paper analyzes capital structure determinants of UK and continental European firms. Besides considering firmspecific characteristics, it investigates the impact of different corporate governance related institution- and marketspecific aspects on the capital structure choice. The dynamic...
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and assets. On the other hand, those with access to formal sources take advantage of leverage tools from using formal …
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This Paper reports a new test of capital structure theories. It uses a filtering technique to identify large investment spikes. We find that the spikes are predominantly financed with debt by large firms and by new equity by small loss-making firms. In the process, firms move significantly away...
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than borrowing) against leverage. Moreover, we observe a negative relationship between size or profitability and debt. Our …
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and assets. On the other hand, those with access to formal sources take advantage of leverage tools from using formal …
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