The capital structure of swiss companies: An empirical analysis using dynamic panel data

European Financial Management

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-69

  Gaud, Philippe ^a,b   Jani, Elion ^a,b   Hoesli, Martin ^a,b   Bender, André ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capital structure; Dynamic panel data; G32; Pecking order theory; Trade off theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84997052403     PISSN: 13547798     EISSN: 1468036X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1354-7798.2005.00275.x     Document Type: Article

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