The determinants of debt maturity structure: evidence from the Asia Pacific region

R. Deesomsak; K. Paudyal; Gioia Pescetto

doi:10.1016/j.mulfin.2008.03.001

The determinants of debt maturity structure: evidence from the Asia Pacific region

R. Deesomsak, K. Paudyal, Gioia Pescetto

Faculty of Business & Law

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The paper investigates the effects of firm-specific and country-specific characteristics, and the 1997 Asian financial crisis on the debtmaturity structure of firms in the Asia Pacific region. The results indicate that firms in this region have a target optimal debtmaturity structure, and the maturity structure decision of a firm is driven by both its own characteristics and the economic environment. They also reveal that the crisis had significant effect on firm's debtmaturity structure and their determinants.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	26-42
Number of pages	17
Journal	Journal of Multinational Financial Management
Volume	19
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mulfin.2008.03.001
Publication status	Published - Feb 2009

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