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investment decisions in a consistent manner. Finally, we uncover evidence that firms use the various financing alternatives available to them in the order predicted by the pecking-order hypothesis. However, some of the variables affiliated with the trade-off model also appear to play a role in the capital structure decision. JEL classification: G31; G32 Keywords: Capital budgeting; Cost of capital; Discount rates; Capital structure; Survey HEC Montréal, and Loyola University, Chicago. Corresponding
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All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Licensed to: iChapters User 4 PART 1 ANALYSIS THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL MARKETING Last year’s international trade in merchandise exceeded US$10.5 trillion and world trade in services is estimated at around
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