What determines outstanding corporate debt mix? Evidence from fractional multinomial logit estimation

Kenneth Khang, Tao-Hsien Dolly King and Hung Nguyen

Applied Economics, 2016, vol. 48, issue 4, 276-291

Abstract: This study employs the fractional multinomial logit setting proposed by Papke and Wooldridge (1996) to examine factors driving the choice among nonbank private (144A) debt, bank loans and public debt made by 988 nonfinancial firms during 1993-2007. We document that the majority of firm-level factors have persistent effects on corporate outstanding debt mix across economic conditions. We also highlight the importance of macroeconomic variables on firms' borrowing decisions as predicted by Diamond (1991). Finally, we document a substitution effect among debt financing sources due to credit rating downgrades, which is inconsistent with Rauh and Sufi (2010).

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2015.1078445

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