Table of Contents
摘要
Abstract
1.Introduction
2.Literature Review
2.1.A general overview
2.2.Optimization Theories
2.2.1.Trade-off Theory
2.3.Behavioral Theories
2.3.1.Pecking Order Theory
2.3.2.Market Timing Theory
2.4.The Determinants of Capital Structure
2.4.1.Size
2.4.2.Profitability
2.4.3.Growth opportunities
2.4.4.Cost of Debt
2.4.5.Ownership control
2.4.6.Risk
3.Methodology
3.1.The model
3.2.Explanatory variables
3.2.1.Leverage
3.2.2.Size
3.2.3.Profitability
3.2.4.Growth
3.2.5.Cost
3.2.6.Ownership
3.2.7.Risk
3.2.8.Type
3.2.9.Crisis
4.Data Description
4.1.Sample overview
4.2.Synthetic descriptive statistics
4.2.1.Leverage
4.2.2.Size
4.2.3.Profit
4.2.4.Growth
4.2.5.Cost
4.2.6.Ownership
4.2.7.Risk
5.Empirical Analysis and Results
5.1.Multicollinearity analysis
5.2.Empirical evidences for the Comprehensive Sample in the period 2003-2012
5.3.Empirical Evidences for the REC Subsample over the period 2003-2012
5.4.Empirical Evidences for the REIT Subsample over the period 2003-2012
5.5.Pre and Post GFC comparison
6.Conclusions
APPENDICES
References
声明