This study proposes and tests an empirical model where the financial choices of French firms are simultaneously explained by variables issued from the two main conceptual frameworks, the Static Trade-off Theory and the Pecking Order Theory (POT). Following the path opened by Fama and French...

Purpose – This paper aims to test the irrelevance proposition whereby changes in capital structure do not affect firm value. Design/methodology/approach – The long-run effect of changes in capital structure on firm value is examined, using a sample of 243 French firms over the period...

Purpose – This paper aims to test the irrelevance proposition whereby changes in capital structure do not affect firm value. Design/methodology/approach – The long‐run effect of changes in capital structure on firm value is examined, using a sample of 243 French firms over the period...

In this paper, we empirically investigate Canadian initial public offerings (IPOs) to providing one case of international evidence of the long-run performance of IPOs. By considering a non-US dataset, we hope to shed further light on existing research findings in this area. In a sample of over...

Evidence of underpricing of initial public offerings (IPOs) has spawned considerable theoretical literature that attempts to explain the apparent contradiction to market efficiency. This article reassesses that evidence by examining not just common shares Canadian IPOs, but also unit and Junior...