Market Timing Theory of Capital Structure
Pengujian Empiris Market Timing Theory of Capital Structure di BEJ dengan Kasus IPO Emiten (Non Keuangan) 2000-2001 Abstract Capital structure theory has developed tremendously. Corporations now consider not only the internal factors but also the external factors. Asymmetric information with the pecking order hypothesis and static trade-off theory have not been able to explain some market phenomena. Some corporations have taken into account the current stock price as the main determinant in choosing debt or equity securities. This market timing theory was inititated by Baker and Wurgler (2002). The essence of this theory is corporations will prefer debt securities when the stock price is low and equity securities when the stock price is high. The objective of this study is to confirm the research by Kusumawati and Danny (2002) on the market timing hypothesis using GLS, which is consistent with the findi...