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Debt-equity Choice

Debt-Equity Choice is a capital structure modeling construct that specifies the strategic decision-making process by which firms determine the optimal mix of debt and equity financing to maximize firm value while balancing tax benefits, bankruptcy costs, and agency conflicts.

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539

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322

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Variants

Capital Structure Decision

Parents

Publications

316

Insiders and Outsiders: The Choice between Informed and Arm's‐Length Debt

Raghuram G. Rajan · The Journal of Finance · 1992 · 3.8K citations

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Corporate Finance and Corporate Governance

Oliver E. Williamson · The Journal of Finance · 1988 · 2.3K citations

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The Debt-Equity Choice

Armen Hovakimian, Tim C. Opler, Sheridan Titman · Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis · 2001 · 1.8K citations

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Debt/Equity Ratio and Expected Common Stock Returns: Empirical Evidence

Laxmi Chand Bhandari · The Journal of Finance · 1988 · 1.3K citations

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Do Taxes Affect Corporate Financing Decisions?

Jeffrey K. MacKie–Mason · The Journal of Finance · 1990 · 1.2K citations

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Authors

539

  1. AH
    Armen Hovakimian

    Baruch College, United States

    5 publications · 2.8K citations

    5

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  2. ST
    Sheridan Titman

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    5 publications · 2.3K citations

    5

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  3. BD
    Bruce D. Smith

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    4 publications · 388 citations

    4

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  4. TC
    Tim C. Opler

    Credit Suisse (Switzerland), Switzerland

    4 publications · 2.3K citations

    4

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  5. AV
    Anjan V. Thakor

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    4 publications · 69 citations

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Institutions

322

  1. National Bureau of Economic Research

    Cambridge, United States

    12 h-index

    15 publications

    2K citations

  2. European Corporate Governance Institute

    Brussels, Belgium

    10 h-index

    13 publications

    499 citations

  3. Centre for Economic Policy Research

    London, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    11 publications

    1K citations

  4. Fordham University

    New York, United States

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    802 citations

  5. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    839 citations

  6. Center for Economic and Policy Research

    Washington D.C., United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    523 citations

  7. Boston College

    Boston, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    813 citations

  8. University of Rochester

    Rochester, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    1K citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 55 publications · 3.1K citations

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  2. The Journal of Finance

    23 publications · 12.8K citations

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  3. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

    Repository · 11 publications · 554 citations

    11

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  4. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

    JFQA · 8 publications · 2.3K citations

    8

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  5. Journal of Financial Economics

    7 publications · 3.4K citations

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