Zhaoxia Xu

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Staff working papers

Complex Ownership and Capital Structure

Staff Working Paper 2009-12 Teodora Paligorova, Zhaoxia Xu
This paper investigates the impact of pyramid ownership structure and multiple controlling shareholders on firm leverage. Pyramids, having at least one controlling shareholder and a subsidiary, rely significantly more on debt financing than non-pyramid firms.
Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Financial markets, International topics JEL Code(s): G, G3, G31, G32

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