We examine the debt-equity decisions of startup firms using the Kauffman Firm Survey, the
largest database of US startups launched in 2004. To control for sample selection bias and …

Capital structure theories are unable to properly explain the zero-debt puzzle, frequently
observed in firms around the world. Our paper's contribution is to identify the variables that …

Purpose This study aims to investigate how gender diversity and remuneration of boards of
directors' influence earnings quality for Spanish-listed firms. Design/methodology/approach …

Working poverty exists worldwide and has shown an increase in prevalence over the past
few decades. Over the years, there has been an increase in the number and severity of low …

Existing research suggests that female-owned firms are not as successful as those owned
by men. However, there is a distinct possibility that the performance measures employed in …

The literature on financial inclusion (FI) and poverty connections has received considerable
attention, but there exists a scarcity of South African studies examining the relationship …

Beginning in 2011, credit unions in the United States have been required to report in their
quarterly call reports their holdings of private student loans. Since this time, private student …

The present study tests the pecking order of firms at varying debt levels. The findings
indicate that deficit firms at low debt levels raise significant amounts of debt, thus indicating …

Orientation Financial inclusion (FI) and financial health (FH) are important for the country's
economic development, particularly upliftment of people from the lowerend of income …

为优化房地产企业内部融资决策, 探寻一条可以遵循的房地产企业融资标准, 利用Heckman
两阶段模型检验了资本结构理论解释我国房地产上市公司融资决策的能力. 对我国50 …