Class information for:
Level 1: CAPITAL STRUCTURE//PECKING ORDER THEORY//TRADE OFF THEORY

Basic class information
ID Publications Average number
of references		 Avg. shr. active
ref. in WoS
6673 1383 35.5 48%


Bar chart of Publication_year

Last years might be incomplete

Classes in level above (level 2)


ID, lev.
above		 Publications Label for level above
38 32239 BUSINESS, FINANCE//JOURNAL OF FINANCE//JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS

Terms with highest relevance score


Rank Term Type of term Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class
1 CAPITAL STRUCTURE Author keyword 154 40% 22% 304
2 PECKING ORDER THEORY Author keyword 48 70% 3% 40
3 TRADE OFF THEORY Author keyword 46 70% 3% 39
4 TARGET LEVERAGE Author keyword 20 100% 1% 9
5 DYNAMIC CAPITAL STRUCTURE Author keyword 17 79% 1% 11
6 DEBT MATURITY Author keyword 14 46% 2% 23
7 TAX SHIELDS Author keyword 11 78% 1% 7
8 LEVERAGE Author keyword 10 15% 5% 63
9 PECKING ORDER Author keyword 10 58% 1% 11
10 FINANCING DECISIONS Author keyword 6 42% 1% 11

Web of Science journal categories

Author Key Words


Rank Web of Science journal category Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class		 LCSH search Wikipedia search
1 CAPITAL STRUCTURE 154 40% 22% 304 Search CAPITAL+STRUCTURE Search CAPITAL+STRUCTURE
2 PECKING ORDER THEORY 48 70% 3% 40 Search PECKING+ORDER+THEORY Search PECKING+ORDER+THEORY
3 TRADE OFF THEORY 46 70% 3% 39 Search TRADE+OFF+THEORY Search TRADE+OFF+THEORY
4 TARGET LEVERAGE 20 100% 1% 9 Search TARGET+LEVERAGE Search TARGET+LEVERAGE
5 DYNAMIC CAPITAL STRUCTURE 17 79% 1% 11 Search DYNAMIC+CAPITAL+STRUCTURE Search DYNAMIC+CAPITAL+STRUCTURE
6 DEBT MATURITY 14 46% 2% 23 Search DEBT+MATURITY Search DEBT+MATURITY
7 TAX SHIELDS 11 78% 1% 7 Search TAX+SHIELDS Search TAX+SHIELDS
8 LEVERAGE 10 15% 5% 63 Search LEVERAGE Search LEVERAGE
9 PECKING ORDER 10 58% 1% 11 Search PECKING+ORDER Search PECKING+ORDER
10 FINANCING DECISIONS 6 42% 1% 11 Search FINANCING+DECISIONS Search FINANCING+DECISIONS

Key Words Plus


Rank Web of Science journal category Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class
1 STRUCTURE CHOICE 192 83% 8% 108
2 CAPITAL STRUCTURE 74 22% 21% 293
3 FINANCIAL STRUCTURE 43 48% 5% 66
4 DEBT 39 11% 25% 344
5 CORPORATE FINANCE 36 37% 6% 78
6 PECKING ORDER MODELS 30 79% 1% 19
7 TESTING STATIC TRADEOFF 29 77% 1% 20
8 OPTIMAL CAPITAL STRUCTURE 29 29% 6% 85
9 AGENCY COSTS 26 11% 16% 225
10 CORPORATE DEBT 25 26% 6% 84

Journals

Reviews


Title Publ. year Cit. Active references % act. ref.
to same field
Taxes and corporate finance: A review 2003 80 82 29%
A Review of Merton's Model of the Firm's Capital Structure with Its Wide Applications 2013 0 55 45%
Corporate capital structure and how soft budget constraints may affect it 2008 2 82 41%
Capital budgeting practices in South Africa: A review 2012 0 7 43%
Environmental dynamism, capital structure and performance: A theoretical integration and an empirical test 2000 69 62 16%
Capital Market-Driven Corporate Finance 2009 11 102 14%
Financial structure: Theories and stylized facts for six EU countries 1998 6 48 38%
STATE OF THE ART OF SHORT-RUN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 1988 5 3 67%
CORPORATE-FINANCE AND TAXES - A REVIEW 1986 14 5 60%
ON INTERACTIONS OF PRODUCTION AND FINANCIAL DECISIONS 1988 21 3 33%

Address terms


Rank Address term Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ.
in class
1 MANAGEMENT PARADIGM 2 67% 0.1% 2
2 KATEDRA PODNIKOVYCH FINANCII 2 50% 0.2% 3
3 DSB 302 1 50% 0.1% 2
4 ACCOUNTING FINANCIAL SERV 1 50% 0.1% 1
5 ANAL ECON CONTABIL 1 50% 0.1% 1
6 BANK FINANZWIRT AFT 1 50% 0.1% 1
7 COTTON BUSINESS ECON 1 50% 0.1% 1
8 DIRECTORATE GEN TAXAT CUSTOMS UNION 1 50% 0.1% 1
9 E BERNHEIM 1 50% 0.1% 1
10 ECOLE COMMERCE SOLVAY 1 50% 0.1% 1

Related classes at same level (level 1)


Rank Relatedness score Related classes
1 0.0000232303 CASH HOLDINGS//FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS//FINANCING CONSTRAINTS
2 0.0000176269 UNDERPRICING//INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS//IPO
3 0.0000170001 PAYOUT POLICY//SHARE REPURCHASES//DIVIDENDS
4 0.0000130767 TRADE CREDIT//CORP FINANCE VALUE MANAGEMENT//BAVARIAN PROGRAM ECON
5 0.0000130355 CAPITAL GAINS TAXATION//ASSET LOCATION//TAX ARBITRAGE
6 0.0000120072 DEPOSIT INSURANCE//MARKET DISCIPLINE//JOURNAL OF BANKING & FINANCE
7 0.0000109444 CREDIT RISK//JOURNAL OF CREDIT RISK//CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS
8 0.0000109072 BUSINESS STUDIES INFORMAT//HOTEL MANAGEMENT CONTRACT//CAPITAL RECOVERY PREMIUM
9 0.0000104420 EXCHANGE RATE EXPOSURE//CORPORATE HEDGING//CURRENCY EXPOSURE
10 0.0000103320 CORPORATE TAXATION//BUSINESS TAXAT//FORMULA APPORTIONMENT