Financial performance and capital structure – an econometric approach for Romanian e-commerce companies during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Keywords
E-commerce; Financial performance; Leverage ratio; COVID-19 pandemic; Company category; Panel data models;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C51 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Construction and Estimation
- C83 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Survey Methods; Sampling Methods
- G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
- L81 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Retail and Wholesale Trade; e-Commerce
- L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance
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