Firms' histories and their capital structures

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-32

  Kayhan, Ayla ^a   Titman, Sheridan ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial deficit; Market timing; Pecking order; Target capital structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845293198     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2005.10.007     Document Type: Article

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