This paper discusses capital structure theories, with special attention to partial-adjustment model. Strategic waiting theory of IPO firms and its relation to m
Empirical Capital Structure reviews the empirical capital structure literature from both the cross-sectional determinants of capital structure as well as time-s
"This dissertation consists of two essays and five chapters. The first essay in chapter two addresses the zero-leverage puzzle, the observation that many firms
This dissertation includes the following three essays involved in the joint determination of capital structure and stock rate of return, fair deposit insurance