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What Do We Know About Capital Structure? Some Evidence from International DataRaghuram G. RajanUniversity of Chicago - Booth School of Business; International Monetary Fund (IMF); National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Luigi ZingalesUniversity of Chicago Booth School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); University of Chicago - Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) October 1994 NBER Working Paper No. w4875 Abstract: We investigate the determinants of capital structure choice by analyzing the financing decisions of public firms in the major industrialized countries. At an aggregate level, firm leverage is fairly similar across the G-7 countries. We find that factors identified by previous studies as important in determining the cross- section of capital structure in the U.S. affect firm leverage in other countries as well. However, a deeper examination of the U.S. and foreign evidence suggests that the theoretical underpinnings of the observed correlations are still largely unresolved.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 54 working papers seriesDate posted: June 10, 2000Suggested CitationContact Information
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