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Lease Financing and Corporate Governance

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  • Sara H. Robicheaux
  • Xudong Fu
  • James A. Ligon

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Lease financing is a well‐recognized mechanism for reducing the agency costs of debt. This study examines whether firms that attempt to control the agency costs of equity through strong governance structures, including Chief Executive Officer compensation alignment and board structure, are more likely to use an agency cost reducing debt structure, such as leasing. For a sample of large firms, we find that firms who use more incentive compensation and have more outside directors also tend to use more lease financing, suggesting these agency cost reducing measures are complements.

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  • Sara H. Robicheaux & Xudong Fu & James A. Ligon, 2008. "Lease Financing and Corporate Governance," The Financial Review, Eastern Finance Association, vol. 43(3), pages 403-437, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:finrev:v:43:y:2008:i:3:p:403-437
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6288.2008.00200.x
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    1. Anna Białek-Jaworska & Aneta Dzik-Walczak & Natalia Nehrebecka, 2015. "Kiedy firmy sięgają po leasing?," Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of Economics, Warsaw School of Economics, issue 2, pages 113-144.
    2. Chu, Ling & Mathieu, Robert & Mbagwu, Chima, 2018. "The association between firm fundamentals and bank interest rates under different measures of risk," Advances in accounting, Elsevier, vol. 41(C), pages 46-58.
    3. Anna Białek-Jaworska & Natalia Nehrebecka, 2016. "Determinants of Polish Enterprises' Propensity to Lease," Working Papers 2016-07, Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw.
    4. Xudong Fu & James A. Ligon, 2010. "Exercises of Executive Stock Options on the Vesting Date," Financial Management, Financial Management Association International, vol. 39(3), pages 1097-1126, September.
    5. Munir, Qaiser & Kok, Sook Ching & Teplova, Tamara & Li, Tongxia, 2017. "Powerful CEOs, debt financing, and leasing in Chinese SMEs: Evidence from threshold model," The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 42(C), pages 487-503.
    6. Elizabeth Devos & Erik Devos & He Li & Desmond Tsang, 2022. "Operating Lease as Alternative Financing for REITs: a Viable Strategy or a Sign of Trouble?," The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Springer, vol. 65(2), pages 153-180, August.
    7. Rahman, Shofiqur & Chowdhury, Hasibul, 2023. "Tournament-based incentives and the lease-versus-buy decision," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 148(C).
    8. Sunil Ashra, 2010. "Pollution Externalities and Government Policy," Journal of Infrastructure Development, India Development Foundation, vol. 2(1), pages 15-49, June.
    9. Devos, Erik & Rahman, Shofiqur, 2014. "Location and lease intensity," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 29(C), pages 20-36.
    10. Hasibul Chowdhury & Shofiqur Rahman & Harikumar Sankaran, 2021. "Leverage deviation from the target debt ratio and leasing," Accounting and Finance, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 61(2), pages 3481-3515, June.
    11. Jaszczuk Joanna & Białek-Jaworska Anna & Opolski Krzysztof & Sylwestrzak Marek & Trzpioła Katarzyna, 2018. "Leasing Puzzle in Polish Small Firms Listed on the Alternative Market," Central European Economic Journal, Sciendo, vol. 5(52), pages 25-39, January.

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