Nivel de apalancamiento y estabilidad financiera empresarial: el caso de firmas de Colombia y Argentina

This paper aims to explain the effect of financial instability on the capital structure of firms in two emerging markets: Colombia and Argentina. For the analysis, the study uses an unbalanced panel dataset with 167 companies, with quarterly data between 2005 and 2015, and regressions with the rando...

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Autores:
Gil-León, José Mauricio
Rosso-Murillo, John William
Ocampo-Rodríguez, Juan Diego
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2018
Institución:
Universidad Católica de Colombia
Repositorio:
RIUCaC - Repositorio U. Católica
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repository.ucatolica.edu.co:10983/22804
Acceso en línea:
https://hdl.handle.net/10983/22804
Palabra clave:
CRISIS FINANCIERA
ESTABILIDAD FINANCIERA
ESTRUCTURA DE CAPITAL
NIVEL DE APALANCAMIENTO
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openAccess
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Derechos Reservados - Universidad Católica de Colombia, 2018
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Summary:This paper aims to explain the effect of financial instability on the capital structure of firms in two emerging markets: Colombia and Argentina. For the analysis, the study uses an unbalanced panel dataset with 167 companies, with quarterly data between 2005 and 2015, and regressions with the random-effects method. The results show that lower liquidity level and losses during two or more consecutive quarters increase the level of leverage in companies; therefore, signs of financial insolvency lead firms to become over-indebted and to reproduce the same conditions that lead to the emergence of a financial crisis