Panel data analyses of the pecking order theory and the market timing theory of capital structure in Taiwan

International Review of Economics and Finance

Volumn 27, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-13

  Chen, Dar Hsin ^a   Chen, Chun Da ^b   Chen, Jianguo ^c   Huang, Yu Fang ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Capital structure; Market timing theory; Panel data; Pecking order theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876318264     PISSN: 10590560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iref.2012.09.011     Document Type: Article

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