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Firms' capital structure and the bankruptcy law design

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  • Bruno Funchal
  • Mateus Clovis

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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to study the effect of changes in creditors' priority defined by the bankruptcy law on firms' capital structure. Design/methodology/approach - Taking advantage of the Brazilian bankruptcy law reform as an experiment and using publicly traded firms' balance sheet data, it compares Brazilian firms capital structure before and after the new law, using fixed‐effects panel regression. The empirical results are in line with theories that predict the effects on the capital structure due to changes in creditors' expectations. Findings - This paper finds evidence of an increase in the debt portion of the capital structure. Originality/value - The paper contributes the law and finance empirical literature, pointing out that change in creditors' protection induces significant changes in the firms' financing policy.

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  • Bruno Funchal & Mateus Clovis, 2009. "Firms' capital structure and the bankruptcy law design," Journal of Financial Economic Policy, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 1(3), pages 264-275, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:jfeppp:v:1:y:2009:i:3:p:264-275
    DOI: 10.1108/17576380911041737
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    1. Wang, Jin-Meng & Cheng, Teng Yuan, 2023. "Do the differences in legal systems hinder international enterprises’ debt financing?," The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 66(C).

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