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The impact of early-life conditions on visual discrimination abilities in free-ranging laying hens. [PDF]

open access: yesPoult Sci
Vanden Hole C   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Stimulus uncertainty and relative reward rates determine adaptive responding in perceptual decision-making. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS Comput Biol
de la Cuesta-Ferrer L   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The dynamic specification of the modified pecking order theory: Its relevance to Italy [PDF]

open access: possibleEmpirical Economics, 2002
This paper proposes an empirical model for the modified pecking order theory (MPO) in which both trade-off (TO) and pecking order (PO) models are nested. The MPO model is specified as an error-correction mechanism and applied to a vast panel data-set. Unlike previously estimated financial models, it avoids a number of problems: the mis-specification of
Maria Elena Bontempi
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The pecking order theory: evidence from the Italian market

open access: yes, 2014
In this paper we investigate the validity of the Pecking Order Theory on all Italian publicly traded firms from 1987 to 2012. According to this theory, firms have to rely first on internal cash flows to finance new investments. Whenever external financing is necessary, firms need to issue first debt whereas equity is the least preferred option, due to ...
PUOPOLO, GIOVANNI WALTER   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

The Pecking Order Theory: Evidence from Malaysia

open access: yes, 2009
The pecking-order theory of capital structure, which predicts that firms prefer internal to external finance, is one of the most influential theories of corporate leverage. This study examines whether the Malaysian listed companies follow a pecking order from debt to equity.
Poon, Wei Leng
openaire   +2 more sources

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