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Firms’ Characteristics and Debt Maturity Structure of Listed Oil and Gas Firms in Nigeria

Revista Científica Profundidad Construyendo Futuro
The objective of our paper is to examine the nexus between firms' characteristics and debt maturity structure in Nigeria. The financial statements of all oil and gas listed firms in Nigeria between 2012 and 2023 provided the secondary data used in the ...
Biliqees Ayoola ABDULMUMIN, Hafsat Olatanwa AFOLABI, Bashirat Oluwafunke OLOYIN-ABDULHAKEEM, Samuel Oluwapelumi OLOFINLADE, Kayode David KOLAWOLE   +4 more
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The role of venture‐financed startups in innovation for US agriculture

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract To evaluate the role played by startup companies in the innovation ecosystem of US agriculture, we compile a unique dataset of 6024 new entrants founded 1987–2019 that details their financing lifecycles, annual economic performance, and patenting activities.
Gregory D. Graff, Charles A. W. de Grazia, Nicholas E. Rada   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Policy uncertainty shocks and farm investments in Europe: Evidence from a newspaper‐based index

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract In order to quantify the impact of agricultural policy uncertainty on European farmers' investment behavior, we construct a newspaper‐based monthly index of European agricultural policy uncertainty from 2013 to 2023. We use 327,224 newspaper articles to assess and compare the trends in policy uncertainty across five top agricultural producers ...
Viviana Garcia, Scott M. Swinton, Robert Finger   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

What are the determining factors in the capital structure decisions of small and medium-sized firms in Cabinda, Angola?,

Revista Contabilidade & Finanças, 2021
The objective of this study was to analyze the determining factors that explain the capital structure decisions of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the province of Cabinda, Angola. In this study, debt maturity was also analyzed and, therefore,
João Lussuamo, Zélia Serrasqueiro
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Owning Home, Finding Belonging: Relational Meanings of Homeownership for Migrant Healthcare Workers in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Migrant healthcare workers in Australia find themselves at the centre of three intersecting concerns, often presented as ‘crises’ in contemporary discourse: the ‘care crisis’, the ‘housing crisis’ and the ‘migration crisis.’ Yet their own perspectives on these issues are rarely foregrounded. This paper explores the role of homeownership in the
Leah Williams Veazey
wiley   +1 more source

Estrutura de Maturidade das Dívidas das Empresas Brasileiras: um Estudo Empírico [PDF]

RAC: Revista de Administração Contemporânea, 2011
The main objective of this study is to analyze the main factors for the maturity structure of debt based on theories relating to market imperfections, and also to understand the debt profile of large Brazilian companies, owners of bank debt and issuers ...
Wilson Toshiro Nakamura, Michele Nascimento Jucá, Douglas Dias Bastos   +2 more
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Corporate board vigilance and insolvency risk: a mediated moderation model of debt maturity and fixed collaterals

International Journal of Management and Economics, 2021
Studies indicate that a consistent rise in insolvency risk should be addressed at the strategic level. Vigilant boards can use leverage maturity structure as a tool to control insolvency risk.
Yassir Hussain Rana, Xuezhou Wen, Hussain Haroon, Saad Muhammad, Qalati Sikander Ali   +4 more
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Tracing the evolutionary history of the morpho‐anatomy of baculum in primates

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Animal morphology reflects both evolutionary history and present‐day adaptation. Male mammal copulatory structures such as the baculum (penile bone) are ideal for studying these processes because of their complexity and high interspecific variability. In primates, however, research has focused mostly on baculum length.
Federica Spani, Maria Pia Morigi, Matteo Bettuzzi, Monica Carosi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Racial gaps without racism: How English universities frame inequality in access and participation plans

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Racial inequalities are pervasive in higher education despite concerted efforts to redress issues of access, progression and continuation. Little attention has been paid to how universities themselves construct race within their policy texts.
Benjamin Hart, Mirna Šumatić
wiley   +1 more source

Debt maturity of different types of debt

Cogent Economics & Finance
This paper documents the different debt maturity choices of firms by allowing debt heterogeneity. We use a sample of US companies’ capital structure and employ dynamic panel regressions and Instrumental Variable approach. When taking the maturity of each
Yuree Lim
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