Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/35012 
Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 3426
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
The present paper examines the capital structure adjustment dynamics of listed non-financial corporations in seven East Asian countries during 1994-2002. Compared to firms in the least affected countries, average leverages were much higher among firms in the worst affected countries while the average speeds of adjustment were lower. This general ranking is robust to various alternative specifications and sample selections. We argue that this pattern is closely linked to weaknesses in regulatory environment and lack of access to alternative sources of finance in the worst affected countries.
Subjects: 
Capital structure dynamics
partial adjustment models
firm- and time-varying speed
generalised methods of moments
inertia and endeavours
JEL: 
G32
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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