The impact of COVID-19 economic crisis on the speed of adjustment toward target leverage ratio: An international analysis

Thi Thuy Anh Vo, Mieszko Mazur and Thi Hong An Thai

Finance Research Letters, 2022, vol. 45, issue C

Abstract: This paper investigates changes in the speed of adjustment toward target leverage ratio under the impact of COVID-19 economic crisis. Using an international sample of publicly listed firms, we find that, on average, firms tend to adjust their capital structure more rapidly in the period following the breakout of COVID-19. Furthermore, we find that firms domiciled in countries in which COVID-19 causes more severe damage, adjust their target leverage quicker than firms domiciled in less severely affected countries. Overall, our study aims at developing a better understanding of the impact of COVID-19 on corporate financing decisions.

Keywords: COVID-19; Target leverage ratio; Capital structure; Economic crisis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2021.102157

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