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Regression Analysis of Macroeconomic Conditions and Capital Structures of Publicly Listed British Firms
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Larry Su ,
Fabio Caraffini ,
Francisco Chiclana
Mathematics, Volume: 10, Issue: 7, Start page: 1119
Swansea University Author:
Fabio Caraffini
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DOI (Published version): 10.3390/math10071119
Abstract
Using an unbalanced panel of 922 non-financial companies publicly listed on the London Stock Exchange during January 1995 and September 2014, this article tests the predictions of Pecking Order Theory (POT), Trade-off Theory (TOT) and Market Timing Theory (MTT) of capital structure through the lens...
| Published in: | Mathematics |
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| ISSN: | 2227-7390 |
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MDPI AG
2022
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa60902 |
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Using an unbalanced panel of 922 non-financial companies publicly listed on the London Stock Exchange during January 1995 and September 2014, this article tests the predictions of Pecking Order Theory (POT), Trade-off Theory (TOT) and Market Timing Theory (MTT) of capital structure through the lens of macroeconomic conditions. We find strong evidence that leverage is negatively associated with the business cycle but positively related to stock market performance, which is consistent with POT. In addition, leverage is negatively related to financial market risk, as predicted by TOT. Furthermore, leverage is positively related to credit supply, which is in line with both the POT and TOT. Finally, there is no evidence in support of MTT. The above results are robust with respect to the measurement of macroeconomic variables, the choice of estimation methods and the inclusion of a dummy variable to account for the effect of the 2008 financial crisis. An important implication is that, because firms tend to be highly levered during business cycle downturns, expansionary fiscal and monetary policies to encourage more business borrowings may not be effective after all. |
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capital structure; macroeconomic conditions; firm-specific variables; pecking order theory; trade-off theory; market timing theory |
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Faculty of Science and Engineering |
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This research received no external funding |
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7 |
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1119 |