Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/53875 
Year of Publication: 
2007
Series/Report no.: 
Bank of Canada Working Paper No. 2007-44
Publisher: 
Bank of Canada, Ottawa
Abstract: 
We document the cyclical behavior of debt, equity, and retained earnings for different firm categories using firm-level Canadian data. There is evidence of both procyclical equity and debt issuance for all firm categories but the timing differs. In particular, there is strong evidence that equity issuance increases in anticipation of an expansion. During this phase, some substitution between debt and equity takes place. After the expansion has reached its peak, equity issuance starts to decrease and during this phase there is strong evidence of procyclical debt issuance and some substitution out of equity seems to take place. Retained earnings is procyclical except for small firms.
Subjects: 
Business fluctuations and cycles
JEL: 
E32
G32
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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