Capital Structure Decisions: Which Factors Are Reliably Important? Murray Z. Frank and Vidhan K. Goyal∗ This paper examines the relative importance of many factors in the capital structure decisions of publicly traded American firms from 1950 to 2003. The most reliable factors for explaining market leverage are: median industry leverage (+ effect on leverage)‚ market-to-book assets ratio (−)‚ tangibility (+)‚ profits (−)‚ log of assets (+)‚ and expected inflation (+). In addition‚ we find
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4. Which city has the warmest annual temperature? The city of Vancouver has the warmest annual temperature. This is because of the Ocean currents together with the Wind and Air masses‚ and Vancouver’s Nearness to water. Latitude: Even though Vancouver is fairly south‚ it isn’t as southerly as many other places making latitude‚ not a cause. Ocean Currents: Ocean currents play a huge role in the average annual temperature of Vancouver. The Warm North Pacific current brings warm water towards Vancouver
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Mirena or ParaGard: Which Birth control is Right for You? Mary Scott English 121: English Composition I Instructor: Melissa Holmberg January 30‚ 2012 Choosing the right birth control can be overwhelming. When you narrow it down and an Intrauterine Contraceptive (IUC) is the chosen method‚ you need to carefully review the pros and cons of each. Currently there are two popular forms known as Mirena and ParaGard. These have been available for more than 20 years and are FDA approved. Both provide
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Which of the 2 major parties is more ideologically divided? 15 marks The Republican Party is ideologically conservative. This means that they seek to defend the political‚ economic and social status quo and therefore tend to oppose changes in the institutions and structures of society. The Democrat Party on the other hand are a liberal party. They seek to change the political‚ economic and social staus quo in favour of the well-being‚ rights and liberties of the individual‚ and especially those
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Which way does my moral compass point? Lora Atkinson Grand Canyon University: NRS437V 06/21/2014 WHICH WAY DOES MY MORAL COMPASS POINT? When thinking about nursing it is assumed that you must be of a certain stature‚ you must do all the right things and have all the right answers. Your morality must be up there with Mother Theresa. Is that the case? In this paper I intend to look at my values
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Romeo and Juliet by William Shapespeare is considered by many to be a tragedy. In fact‚ there are many elements that contribute to this tragic end. But‚ what are the most important elements which contribute to this tragedy ? One of the most important element is fate. Right from the Prologue‚ before the action of the play‚ one is exposded to the idea of fate. The Prologue explains the plot and ending of the story in that the two lovers will die because they are "star-cross’d"‚ and it is their
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The generation gap is one which cannot be bridged. Discuss. Every generation lives according to the norms and beliefs in their own time. The time brings changes‚ new technologies‚ new lifestyles and new ways of thinking and behaving. Inevitably and even unconsciously‚ people follow these changes and they are affected too. In every process‚ the transition is the hardest obstacle to overcome and the question whether gap between generations can be bridged is a reason for a heated debate between
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CAM Therapeutic Modalities Paper Jennafer Crockett SCI/201 July 11th‚ 2011 Macharia Waruingi CAM Therapeutic Modalities Paper Over 38 percent of individuals use the complementary and alternative medicine or CAM technique (NCCAM‚ 2011). Individuals enjoy the fact that they can promote health with things other than a ton of medication. Conventional medications are practiced by professionals such as psychologists‚ registered nurses or physical therapists (NCCAM‚ 2011). Alternative‚ complementary
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TOK Essay 4. “That which is accepted as knowledge today is sometimes discarded tomorrow.” Consider knowledge issues raised by this statement in two areas of knowledge. Knowledge is formed from different ways of knowing‚ with different language‚ perception‚ reason and emotion‚ a same issue can be interpreted differently by different person or group. From a personal level perspective‚ due to the difference in their background‚ culture and experience etc‚ a person’s knowledge is often different with
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The 13th amendment which banned slavery and involuntary servitude. It also made a blind area where it says “ except in the case of a punishment for a crime.” This was amendment gave the slaves the right to volunteer to serve a slave master. It also meant that no slave could be forced into slavery except for commiting a crime. The states began to take advantage of that buy wrongfully charging blacks to force them to work on lines. These lines where a variety of things like digging ditches for railroads
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