Does managerial discretion affect debt maturity in Chilean firms? An agency cost and asymmetric information approach

We address debt maturity determinants for Chilean firms using data whose information was drawn from the Longitudinal Survey of Companies (ELE). Results from pooled Tobit regressions indicate that for firms with high growth opportunities, managerial discretion will encourage longer debt terms, a deci...

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Main Authors: Jorge Andrés Muñoz Mendoza, Sandra María Sepúlveda Yelpo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad EAFIT 2016-12-01
Series:Ecos de Economía
Online Access:http://publicaciones.eafit.edu.co/index.php/ecos-economia/article/view/3993/pdf