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Rule of Law, International Trade, and Corporate Financing Decisions in Europe: Evidence From the COVID-19 Pandemic

Rule of Law, International Trade, and Corporate Financing Decisions in Europe: Evidence From the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Author(s): Ali Yavuz Polat (Abdullah Gül University, Turkey)
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 17
Source title: The Transformation of Global Trade in a New World
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Bartolomé Marco-Lajara (University of Alicante, Spain), Ahu Coşkun Özer (Marmara University, Turkey)and Javier Martínez Falcó (University of Alicante, Spain)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5950-8.ch004

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Abstract

This chapter investigates whether the institutional environment that the firms operate has an impact on their leverage choice. Namely, rule of law is used as an institutional variable. Considering that better implementation of rule of law impacts positively firms' export performance, total exports in each country are also used as the other main explanatory variable. The findings show that both institutional variables and exports negatively and significantly affect the leverage level. This implies that firms in favorable institutional environment tend to borrow less, which results with lower leverage. Moreover, this study finds that the COVID-19 pandemic period as an unprecedented shock to economies pushed the leverage levels higher. Regarding the implications of the findings, firms' capacity to access external finance especially during a significant crisis period depends on the institutional environment. Namely, the effective implementation of rule of law should be first priority for the policy makers.

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