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Inflation and Capital Structure

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This essay is a contribution to the empirical literature on the effect of inflation tax on capital structure. A simple empirical model considering the main results of the current theoretical development is studied, using microdata from a number of American corporations.

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  • Jose Noguera, 2001. "Inflation and Capital Structure," CERGE-EI Working Papers wp180, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague.
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    • G3 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance
    • 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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