Size and determinants of capital structure in the Greek manufacturing sector

International Review of Applied Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 247-262

  Voulgaris, F ^a   Asteriou, D ^b   Agiomirgianakis, George ^b  

^a TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capital structure; Dynamic panel data; Industry study; Manufacturing; Non linear regression analysis

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL MARKET; FIRM SIZE; MANUFACTURING; PROFITABILITY; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 2442519378     PISSN: 02692171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0269217042000186714     Document Type: Article

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