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- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2005 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
- ISSN
- 1536-5433
- DOI
- 10.1108/15365430580001317
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Our aim is to analyze the type of lender and the debt maturity of Chilean firms as a function of their ownership structure and their growth opportunities. We perform the empirical analysis using an unbalanced panel data of 169 firms from 1990 to 2001. Our results show that Chilean firms with growth opportunities, ownership concentration, and a need for external funds issue short‐term bank debt to finance their new investments. This financing source is an efficient mechanism in Chile to alleviate agency and asymmetric information problems. The Chilean institutional environment influences firms’ decisions on banking debt.
Journal
Management Research: The Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management – Emerald Publishing
Published: Jul 1, 2005
Keywords: Lending; Debt; Chile; Ownership structure; Growth