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Capital structure management differences in Latin American and US firms after 2008 crisis

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  • Santiago Valcacer Rodrigues
  • Heber José de Moura
  • David Ferreira Lopes Santos
  • Vinicius Amorim Sobreiro

Abstract

Purpose - This paper aims to analyse the capital structure determining factors of Latin American and US corporations after the crisis of 2008, as a means of comparing theoretical assumptions and empirical results in markets of different efficiency levels. Design/methodology/approach - The study sample comprises 1,091 companies belonging to the six largest economies in Latin America plus the USA, in the years 2009 to 2013. The authors performed a regression with data from a balanced overview, which were obtained by using the criterion of minimum weighted square. Findings - The results demonstrated differences in determining factors of capital structure between companies from Latin America and from the USA. The pecking order theory was mostly observed in Latin American companies and the trade-off theory greater was closely aligned with US firms. Originality/value - This research brings new contributions to the issue, once the differences and determinative of the debt profile in companies from different economic contexts are compared. Propósito - Este artículo analiza los factores determinantes de la estructura de capital de las corporaciones latinoamericanas y estadounidenses después de la crisis de 2008, para comparar los supuestos teóricos y los resultados empíricos en mercados de diferentes niveles de eficiencia. Diseño/metodología/enfoque - La muestra del estudio comprende 1.091 empresas pertenecientes a las seis mayores economías de América Latina y Estados Unidos, entre los años 2009 y 2013. Se realizó una regresión con datos de una visión general equilibrada, que se obtuvo utilizando el criterio de cuadrado mínimo ponderado. Hallazgos - Los resultados muestran diferencias en los factores determinantes de la estructura de capital entre empresas de América Latina y de Estados Unidos. La Teoría de la selección jerárquica se observó principalmente en las empresas latinoamericanas y la Teoría del intercambio más cercana estaba estrechamente alineada con las firmas estadounidenses. Originalidad/valor - Esta investigación aporta nuevas contribuciones al tema, una vez que comparamos las diferencias y determinantes del perfil de la deuda en empresas de diferentes contextos económicos. Palabras clave - Endeudamiento, Intercambio, Asimetría de información, Selección jerárquica, Regresión agrupada Tipo de artículo - Artículo de investigación

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  • Santiago Valcacer Rodrigues & Heber José de Moura & David Ferreira Lopes Santos & Vinicius Amorim Sobreiro, 2017. "Capital structure management differences in Latin American and US firms after 2008 crisis," Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Science, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 22(42), pages 51-74, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:eme:jefasp:jefas-01-2017-0008
    DOI: 10.1108/JEFAS-01-2017-0008
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    1. Mawih Kareem AL Ani & Kavita Chavali, 2023. "The relationship between investment intensity and profitability measures from the perspective of foreign investors," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 10(1), pages 1-11, December.

    More about this item

    Keywords

    Information asymmetry; Trade-off; Indebtedness; Pecking order; Pooled regression; G32; F65; F34; O16; P34;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • F65 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - Finance
    • F34 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Lending and Debt Problems
    • O16 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance
    • P34 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions - - - Finance

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