The zero-leverage phenomenon in European listed firms: A financing decision or an imposition of the financial market?

This article provides empirical evidence on the zero-leverage phenomenon for a sample of European listed firms for the period 1995–2016. It is shown that there are two types of firms with zero leverage: the financially constrained firms that face obstacles in obtaining external finance, as predicted...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Morais, Flávio (author)
Outros Autores: Serrasqueiro, Zélia (author), Ramalho, Joaquim (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2021
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/11515
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:ubibliorum.ubi.pt:10400.6/11515