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标题：Signaling Credit Risk in Agriculture: Implications for Capital Structure Analysis
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作者：Zhao, Jianmei ; Barry, Peter J. ; Katchova, Ani L. 等
期刊名称：Journal of Agribusiness
印刷版ISSN：0738-8950
出版年度：2008
页码：805-820
出版社：Journal of Agribusiness
摘要：Signaling is an important element in the lender-borrower relationship that influences the cost and availability of debt capital to agricultural borrowers. This paper analyzes the effects of signaling on farm capital structure in conjunction with the pecking order and trade-off theories. The aggregate estimation indicates that signaling does affect agricultural credit relationships through measures of past cash flow and profitability. High-quality borrowers achieve greater credit capacity by providing lenders with valid signals of their financial status, while adjusting toward target debt levels over time and following the pecking order relationship in the short run.
关键词：farm businesses;pecking order theory;signaling theory;trade-off theory