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The Determinants of Corporate Debt Maturity Structure
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We examine the empirical determinants of debt maturity structure using a maturity structure measure that incorporates detailed information about all of a firm's liabilities. We find that larger, less risky firms, with longer-term asset maturities use longer-term debt. Additionally, debt maturity varies inversely with earnings surprises and a firm's effective tax rate, but there is only mixed support for an inverse relation with growth opportunities. We find strong support for the prediction of a non-monotonic relation between debt maturity and bond rating: firms with high or very low bond ratings use shorter-term debt.
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- Authors
- Stohs, M. H., & Mauer, D. C.
- Venue
- The Journal of Business
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 1996-01
- Volume
- 69
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 279
- ISSN
- 0021-9398 (ISSN-L)
- 1537-5374
- OpenAlex
- W2059752150
- Cited by
- 938
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 37.31
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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