The impact of leverage on firm investment - Evidence from listed companies on Ho Chi Minh stock exchange

dc.contributor.author	An, Nguyen Thien
dc.date.accessioned	2017-04-12T19:29:52Z
dc.date.accessioned	2018-06-12T07:42:46Z
dc.date.available	2017-04-12T19:29:52Z
dc.date.available	2018-06-12T07:42:46Z
dc.date.issued	2015
dc.identifier.other	022002358
dc.identifier.uri	http://10.8.20.7:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/1676
dc.description.abstract	With an empirical analysis of Vietnam market, the study attempts to determine the relationship between financial leverage and firm investment. The sample of balanced panel data is collected from Hochiminh Stock Exchange for the period 2009-2013, with 135 companies representing all industries. The findings from regression analysis prove the negative impact of leverage on firm investment. Furthermore, it also reveals the more intensive depressing effects of debt financing on firms with low growth opportunities compared to companies with high growth prospects. Key words: leverage, debt financing, investment, growth opportunities, SOE, soft budget constraint	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	MBA. Phan Ngoc Anh	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	HCMC - International University	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	;022002358
dc.subject	Management -- Investment	en_US
dc.title	The impact of leverage on firm investment - Evidence from listed companies on Ho Chi Minh stock exchange	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US