World Governance Indicators and Corporate Borrowing Decisions in the G8 Countries

Document Type : Original Article

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College of Management and Technology Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport

Abstract

This study examines the effect of world governance indicators on corporate borrowing decisions being measured as long-term debt ratio. This paper considers the non-financial firms listed in the stock exchanges of the G8 countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, United Kingdom and United States of America. The total number of firms included in the study for the G8 countries is 246 firms. The data are collected for the period 2018 – 2020. The results revealed that the long-term debt to total assets are positively associated with WGIs. Overall, the results revealed that there is a significant association between the WGIs and borrowing decisions in the G8 countries.

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