...Faris M. Abu Mouamer Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between capital structure and debt lifetime among listed companies in Palestine stock market. Design/methodology/approach This study investigates firms that have been listed on the Palestine securities...

...Michael R. Powers; Joshua Abor Purpose The purpose of this research is to examine the effect of debt policy (capital structure) on the financial performance of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana and South Africa. Previous studies, especially on large firms, have shown that capital...

...Michel Gendron; Van Son Lai; Issouf Soumaré Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the effects of the maturities of credit‐enhanced debt contracts on the value of an insurer's loan‐guarantee portfolios. Design/methodology/approach The paper proposes a contingent‐claims model and uses...

...Yaiza García Padrón; Rosa María Cáceres Apolinario; Octavio Maroto Santana; María Concepción Verona Martel; Lourdes Jordán Sales Purpose To contrast the different factors that can determine the level of debt of firms by means of panel data methodology. Design/methodology/approach The variables...