This paper argues that banks should not be treated as intermediaries of loanable funds in order to determine optimal bank capital structure. This is because banks create deposits through the process of lending. The Modigliani–Miller analysis cannot be applied to banks because when lending...

Using a standardized methodology, we empirically evaluate 56 determinants of capital structure proposed in the literature in terms of economic significance, statistical significance, identification, and intertemporal stability. We organize the determinants into a framework in which each proposed...

Capital structure is a vital component of any business entity. The success and or failure of many business enterprises arise from their capital structures. Many financial institutions adopt different approaches regarding their capital structure arrangement. Some depend entirely on debt...

This paper is aimed at examining the appropriateness of pecking order theory in the US financial market. One of the most popular models of firm's capital structure driven by asymmetric information is the pecking order theory (POT) of Myers (1984). It is based on the argument that firms have...

This article presents a new capital structure model based on four factors well documented in literature: asymmetric information, taxes, bankruptcy costs and decision-makers' overconfidence. The model can simultaneously explain several facts about capital structure including those that remain...

This study examined the pecking order theory of capital structure through annual data of 37 firms listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange for the period 2011-2016. Estimation results established a positive relationship between changes in debt and investments and a negative relationship between...