Recent studies examining the effects of a credit rating on firms' capital structure and
adjustment of capital structure to target have focused predominantly on non-financial firms …

We evaluate the effects of carbon risk on the speed at which corporations adjust their
leverage for the period 2006–2020. Primarily we address the question: Does national …

The purpose of this paper is to propose a methodology that allies both theoretical and
empirical aspects to model and solve the problem of finding the optimal market-based …

Purpose We expand the recent literature on the dynamics of capital structure decisions by
investigating the impact of national culture on firms' optimal debt ratios and their dynamic re …

This paper examines whether the possession of a credit rating has an impact on firms
leverage ratio. The issue of access to alternative sources of debt finance has received …

Abstract The 11th International Risk Management Conference was held at the University of
Paris‐Dauphine and the EM LYON Business School (Paris Campus) in June 2018. The …

Purpose This study seeks to identify the main determinants of the optimal capital structure by
reexamining the interpretation of the conventional set of explanatory variables used as …

This study analyzed the effects of sovereign rating and corporate governance (CG) on the
capital structure of Latin American companies. A multilevel regression model was used for …

This study analyzed the effects of sovereign rating and corporate governance (CG) on the
capital structure of Latin American companies. A multilevel regression model was used for …

We investigate the impact of women directors, CEO duality, and board structure on capital
structure dynamism for Indian firms. We consider top non-financial BSE Group A firms for the …