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Adjustment Cost Determinants and Target Capital Structure

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  • Costas Lambrinoudakis

    (University of Piraeus, Greece)

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Dynamic trade-off models of capital structure predict negative correlation between adjustment speed and adjustment costs. This paper empirically tests this prediction by bringing together elements from two strands of the literature: dynamic capital structure and security offerings literature. In contrast to existing studies, this approach employs directly measurable proxies for adjustment cost (security issuance cost) determinants. The correlation between adjustment costs and the speed of adjustment is found to be positive or zero. From a dynamic trade-off perspective, these results are puzzling as they suggest that transaction costs cannot explain the observed pattern of the capital structure adjustment process.

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  • Costas Lambrinoudakis, 2016. "Adjustment Cost Determinants and Target Capital Structure," Multinational Finance Journal, Multinational Finance Journal, vol. 20(1), pages 1-39, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:mfj:journl:v:20:y:2016:i:1:p:1-39
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    Keywords

    capital structure; target leverage; adjustment speed; security issuance costs;
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    JEL classification:

    • G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill

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