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Corporate debt maturity choice in transition financial markets

Stephan, Andreas; Talavera, Oleksandr; Tsapin, Andriy - 2008

This paper investigates the determinants of liability maturity choice in transition markets. We formulate a model of firm value maximization that describes managers' choice of optimal debt structure. The theoretical predictions are tested using a unique panel of 4,300 Ukrainian firms during the...

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The strategic effect of debt in dynamic price competition with fluctuating demand

Neubecker, Leslie - 2002

This paper shows that obligations from debt hinder tacit collusion if equity owners are protected by limited liability. In contrast to its advantageous commitment value in short-run competition, leverage reduces profits from infinite interaction. Contrasting uncorrelated shocks with a cyclical...

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Debt overhang and capital regulation

Admati, Anat R.; DeMarzo, Peter M.; Hellwig, Martin F.; … - 2012

We analyze shareholders' incentives to change the leverage of a firm that has already borrowed substantially. As a result of debt overhang, shareholders have incentives to resist reductions in leverage that make the remaining debt safer. This resistance is present even without any government...

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Corporate debt, hybrid securities and the effective tax rate

Panteghini, Paolo M. - 2008

In this article we use contingent-claim analysis to calculate the effective tax rate (ETR) under corporate debt finance. In particular, we deal with both pure debt and two of the most well-known hybrid securities, i.e., convertible, and reverse convertible bonds. We show that: 1) effective...

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Disagreement and Flexibility: A Theory of Optimal Security Issuance and Capital Structure

Boot, Arnoud W.A.; Thakor, Anjan V. - 2003

ofthis theory of capital structure evolution is that optimal capital structure is essentiallydynamic, and depends on the firm …’s stock price, implying that firms issue equity when stockprices are high and debt when stock prices are low. The theory … testablepredictions. Moreover, the theory can rationalize the use of debt in the absence of taxes,agency costs or signaling considerations. …

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The corporate debt market: A firm-level panel study for India

Guha-Khasnobis, Basudeb; Kar, Saibal - 2006

Traditionally, firms in India have shown a low preference towards debt financing, despite its advantages. Using panel data from 450 firms during 1992-93 and 2003-04, we attempt to identify factors which could explain the pattern of financing of manufacturing firms in India and the key...

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The Effects of Short-Term Liabilities on Profitability: The Case of Germany

Baum, Christopher F.; Schäfer, Dorothea; Talavera, … - 2006

Using data from Germany this paper examines the direct effect of non-financial firms' use of short-term versus long-term liabilities. We develop a structural model of a firm's value maximization problem that predicts that profitability of the firm will change if firms alter their use of...

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Credit allocation of Japanese banks in the 1990s: Evidence from the short-term economic survey of enterprises

Ogawa, Kazuo - 2007

This study is an empirical attempt to investigate the effects of balance sheet deterioration of Japanese firms and banks during the 1990s on credit allocation using the Short-term Economic Survey of Enterprises. This survey includes a unique item: the proportion of firms perceiving the lending...

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Corporate credit and leverage in the EU: Recent evolution, main drivers and financial stability implications

Beck, Thorsten; Peltonen, Tuomo; Perotti, Enrico C.; … - 2023

This report presents a long-term view of the evolution of financing of EU non-financial corporations (NFCs) in recent decades. It finds a decline in NFC leverage since at least 2008, and across countries, size categories and industries. It also documents a growing role of non-bank financial...

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Leasing by small enterprises

Neuberger, Doris; Räthke-Döppner, Solvig - 2012

Using internal data of a leasing company in Germany, we examine the determinants of the probability and use of leasing by small firms. We find that small and young firms are likely to be constrained on the leasing market but use leasing to increase their debt capacity. Beyond contract- and...

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