Discussion Papers no. 468

The financing structure of non-listed firms

This paper presents an analysis of how Norwegian non-listed firms are financed. Using a unique database covering all limited liability firms in Norway, both the size (leverage) and composition (maturity structure) of debt are investigated. The empirical evidence provides support for the effects of taxes, asymmetric information and size suggested in the theoretical literature, and rejects the effects of agency costs and the pecking order theory.

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Tittel

The financing structure of non-listed firms

Ansvarlige

Suzan Hol, Nico van der Wijst

Serie og -nummer

Discussion Papers no. 468

Utgiver

Statistics Norway

Emne

Discussion Papers

Antall sider

30

Målform

Engelsk

Om Discussion Papers

Discussion papers comprise research papers intended for international journals and books. A preprint of a Discussion Paper may be longer and more elaborate than a standard journal article as it may include intermediate calculations, background material etc.

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