The dynamics of capital structure in transition economies

Economics of Planning

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-45

  Nivorozhkin, Eugene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bulgaria; Capital structure; Czech Republic; Dynamic adjustment model; Leverage

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL MARKET; MARKET CONDITIONS; MODELING; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

EID: 19144372134     PISSN: 00130451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10644-004-1056-2     Document Type: Review

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