We examine the capital structure policies of Korean firms using survey data for business group (chaebol) firms and independent firms. Our results are compared with the findings in the earlier studies for developed economies: Graham and Harvey (2001) for the U.S. and Brounen, De Jong, and Koedijk...

Covers -- Editorial advisory board -- Guest editorial -- Advances in the corporate finance literature: a survey of recent studies on Korea -- Publisher note -- The cost of debt and the characteristics of audit firms -- The more connected, the better? Impact of connectedness on volatility and...