• DOI:10.1111/J.1540-6261.1982.TB01099.X
Corpus ID: 154599857

The Choice Between Equity and Debt: An Empirical Study

@article{Marsh1982TheCB,
  title={The Choice Between Equity and Debt: An Empirical Study},
  author={P. Marsh},
  journal={Journal of Finance},
  year={1982},
  volume={37},
  pages={121-144}
}

• P. Marsh
• Published 1982
• Economics
• Journal of Finance

This empirical study of security issues by UK companies between 1959 and 1974 focuses on how companies select between financing instruments at a given point in time. It throws light on a number of interesting questions. First, it demonstrates that companies are heavily influenced by market conditions and the past history of security prices in choosing between debt and equity. Second, it provides evidence that companies appear to make their choice of financing instrument as if they have target… Expand

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