In this paper we analyze the relationship between the investment of Pension Funds Managers (AFPs) and the cost of corporate debt (public and private). Using a sample of 93 non-financial Chilean listed firms between 2009 and 2014, we find that AFP's increases the probability to issue bonds....

In this paper we propose an integrated model of capital structure to study the partial adjustment process to the optimal long term debt ratio. In our analysis we consider the characteristics of the institutional environment as a factor that influences such adjustment. We use a sample of quoted...