2019
DOI: 10.1080/1331677x.2019.1661000
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Does state ownership really matter for capital structure in selected G-20 economies?

Abstract: The effect of state ownership on the capital structure decisions of enterprises in selected G-20 countries is estimated using financial and accounting data of 252 state-owned and 6503 non-stateowned firms for the period 2011-2015. The results indicate that state ownership is positively associated with leverage in all the selected G-20 countries. However, this phenomenon changed when countries were considered according to their income levels because state-owned enterprises in high-income countries carry more de… Show more

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“…For instance, in state-owned enterprises, unsuccessful scenarios and courses of action may be salvaged by government accessing the taxpayers' money, where authorities are accountable for preventing the bankruptcy, whereas private enterprises are expected to be more self-sufficient. The idea that governments are responsible for mitigating risks and providing efficient solutions given specific probabilities and impacts of risk [45].…”
Section: Networked Structurementioning
confidence: 99%
“…For instance, in state-owned enterprises, unsuccessful scenarios and courses of action may be salvaged by government accessing the taxpayers' money, where authorities are accountable for preventing the bankruptcy, whereas private enterprises are expected to be more self-sufficient. The idea that governments are responsible for mitigating risks and providing efficient solutions given specific probabilities and impacts of risk [45].…”
Section: Networked Structurementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Furthermore, Cai et al (2008) argue that the government financially supports some big Chinese firms. Therefore, state-owned enterprises (S.O.E.s) have larger leverage compared to others (Amin, Besim, & Haq, 2019). We are expecting that S.O.E.s in China are probably financially supported by government bodies in case of financial matters, so, they are less financially constrained than non-state-owned enterprises (N.S.O.E.s).…”
Section: Moderating Effect Of Short-term Debtmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Motivated by prior studies ([ 7 , 61 , 62 ]), we examine the relationship between SWF investments, capital structure and firm performance, we run Eqn. (1) and Eqn.…”
Section: Data Sample and Methodologymentioning
confidence: 99%