We conduct a systematic review of the international research on the determinants and
consequences of debt maturity structure in the accounting, finance, and corporate …

This paper analyzes the evolution of the main theories regarding the capital structure and
the related impact on risk and corporate performance. The capital structure is a dynamic …

The determinants of CO 2 emissions have attracted many researchers over the past few
decades. Most of studies, however, ignore the possibility that effect of independent variables …

We test in a European context the impact of countries' lending infrastructure on SMEs (small
and medium sized enterprises) capital structure. Devised from Berger and Udell (2006), this …

Trade credit and bank credit constitute two of the most important external sources of finance
for small firms. The purpose of this paper, first and foremost, is to explore the complementary …

Purpose This study aims to examine the impact of the International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS) mandate and differences in national institutional quality on the …

Financial innovation and institutional quality play a key role in financial development. This
study investigates the impact of financial innovation and institutional quality on financial …

We investigate corporate debt maturity structure in the MENA region and its firm and
institutional determinants using a sample of 444 listed firms over the 2003–2011 period, or …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the impact of financial
development on poverty reduction in developing countries. The paper also investigates …

This paper examines dividend payout policies for firms in six Latin American countries from
1995 to 2013. As predicted by the pecking order and trade-off models, the dividend payout is …