Does Mandatory Recognition of Off-Balance-Sheet Items Affect Capital Structure Choice?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Axenrod ◽  
Michael Kisser
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Structure Choice ◽  
Capital Structure Choice

scholarly journals Black Spots’ in Capital Structure Studies: The Case of Non-Existing Debt

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-23
Author(s):  
Eugene Nivorozhkin
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Dynamic Properties ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Secondary Markets ◽  
East European ◽  
Black Spots ◽  
Structure Choice ◽  
Capital Structure Choice ◽  
The Capital Structure

Evgeny Mikhailovich Nivorozhkin - School of Slavic and East European Studies, University College of London. This paper looks at the issue of dynamic properties of capital structure choice and the persistencein the capital structure choice. This study focuses on what can be characterized as “black spots” in the existing studies - the selection issue, which is manifested in the fact that a nontrivial number of companies occasionally do not have any debt on their balance sheet. The problem of zero debt is akin to truncated and censored regression models, which are useful when the dependent variable is observed in some ranges but not in others. We find strong evidence that the results of the target adjustment studies of capital structure, which use fitted values of debt ratios, can be potentially biased due to failure to correct for censoring due to zero-leverage observations. This paper also looks at the issue of dynamic properties of capital structure choice and the persistence in the capital structure choice and examines the effect of the 2008 global financial crisis on Russian firms’ capital structure choice. Despite the significant differences in fitted values, the models used in this study yield similar qualitative results – the factors that were identified in the literature to exhibit the most robust correlation with leverage work similarly across models and typically in line with expectations. The effect of higher tangibility of assets is a noteworthy exception which, similar to previous studies, seem to indicate that underdeveloped and/or inefficientlegal systems together with thin and illiquid secondary markets for firms’ assets tend to limit the importance of tangible assets as collateral in emerging markets like Russia.

The Debt Trap: Wealth Transfers and Capital Structure Choice

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Palani-Rajan Kadapakkam ◽  
alex meisami ◽  
John K. Wald
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Structure Choice ◽  
Capital Structure Choice

scholarly journals How Country Affects the Capital Structure Choice: Literature Review and Criticism

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Venanzi
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Sample Selection ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Empirical Testing ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Country Characteristics ◽  
Structure Choice ◽  
Country Effect ◽  
Capital Structure Choice ◽  
The Capital Structure

Recent international financial research finds that not only firm- and industry-specific determinants, but also country-specific factors influence a firm’s capital structure. The paper’s aim is twofold. Firstly, it proposes a systematic view of the international studies on country effect since 2000, by highlighting both similarities and differences in terms of tested hypotheses, country-level determinants, expected relationships. The main outcome is a complete framework of the country characteristics, which mostly affect the capital structure choice as well as their respective theoretical rationale. Secondly, based on the above review, some areas of potential development in empirical testing will be identified, regarding test design, sample selection, dependent variable measurement, statistical methodology: the paper’s objective is to critically discuss the state of the art in this field, to hopefully improve the empirical testing of country effect on leverage in further research.

Farm capital structure choice: theory and an empirical test

2014 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Wu ◽  
Zhengfei Guan ◽  
Robert Myers
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Capital Structure ◽  
Credit Risk ◽  
Choice Theory ◽  
Empirical Test ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Comparative Statics ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Structure Choice ◽  
Capital Structure Choice

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a unified theoretical framework that explains farm capital structure choice. Design/methodology/approach – The framework accommodates different credit access scenarios and heterogeneous risk profiles of borrowers. It recognizes that the costs of capital are endogenously determined, reflecting the degree of credit risk and accessibility to credit markets. Based on the proposed model and the comparative statics derived thereof, the paper empirically tests the impacts of different factors on capital structure choice. Findings – Based on the theoretical framework, the paper derived the impacts of different factors on capital structure choice using comparative statics. Results suggest that the potential determinants of capital structure have varying effects at different ranges of leverage. Empirical evidence supports the theoretical model. Originality/value – Despite all of previous work on various aspects of farm capital structure choice, a framework that encompasses each of the different assumptions and scenarios is still lacking. The theoretical model integrates credit risk models and accommodates endogenous cost of capital, providing a comprehensive framework for studying farm capital structure choice and its determinants. The results provide insights that could help policy makers and lenders develop effective instruments to manage, monitor, and influence the financial leverage of farms at different quantiles of debt ratio.

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