This study aims to explain the determinants of capital structure and find out if static tradeoff or pecking order is more successful in explaining the debt behaviour of industrial firmsin Turkey. For this purpose, the data set of largest 500 and following largest 500 industrialfirms determined by İstanbul Chamber of Industry have been used. The data set on thesefirms covers the period of 1993 and 2007. Our findings show that, even though firms thatuse debt to create more added value, prefer to use internal funds primarily. This findingindicates that pecking order theory is more succesful to explain the debt behaviour ofindustrial firms in Turkey
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Research Article |
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Publication Date | June 1, 2010 |
Published in Issue | Year 2010 Volume: 4 Issue: 1 |