Readjusting the speed of leverage adjustment during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Recognizing the severity of COVID-19 on the US economy, the authors investigate the behavior of US-listed firms towards leverage speed of adjustment (SOA) during the pandemic. While prior evidence (based on an international study) shows that firm leverage increased during the pandemic leading to a h...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Augustine Tarkom, Xinhui Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emerald Publishing 2023-12-01
Series:China Accounting and Finance Review
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Online Access:https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/CAFR-11-2022-0117/full/html