Explaining the Variation in REIT Capital Structure: The Role of Asset Liquidation Value |
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| Authors: | Erasmo Giambona John P. Harding C.F. Sirmans |
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| Affiliation: | University of Amsterdam, 1018 WB Amsterdam, The Netherlands or .;University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-1041 or .;University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-1041 or . |
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| Abstract: | We test the Shleifer-Vishny hypothesis that asset liquidation values influence both firm leverage and the choice of debt maturity. Using panel data on real estate investment trusts, we estimate a simultaneous equation model and find that firms specializing in the most (least) liquid assets use more (less) leverage and longer (shorter) maturities. The evidence also suggests that, for REITs, debt maturity and leverage are substitutes, consistent with the theory and predictions of Barclay, Marx and Smith. |
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