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<journal-id>0123-1472</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cuadernos de Contabilidad]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cuad. Contab.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0123-1472</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Pontificia Universidad Javeriana]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0123-14722017000200164</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.11144/javeriana.cc18-46.ecpt</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Estrutura de capital na perspectiva da teoria Pecking Order e Assimetria da Informação nas empresas brasileiras, chilenas e mexicanas no período de 1999 a 2013]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Capital Structure from the Perspective of Pecking Order Theory and Information Asymmetry in Brazilian, Chilean and Mexican Companies from 1999 to 2013]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Estructura de capital en la perspectiva de la teoría Pecking Order y Asimetría de la Información en las empresas brasileñas, chilenas y mexicanas en el período de 1999 a 2013]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fiirst]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Clóvis]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Chaves Cunha]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Leila]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[da Silva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Tarcísio Pedro]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Brasil</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Universitário para o Desenvolvimento do Alto Vale do Itajaí  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Brasil</country>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade Regional de Blumenau  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Brasil</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2017</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>18</volume>
<numero>46</numero>
<fpage>164</fpage>
<lpage>187</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0123-14722017000200164&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0123-14722017000200164&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0123-14722017000200164&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo  O presente trabalho tem por objetivo identificar a estrutura de capital das empresas de capital aberto do Brasil, Chile e México, na perspectiva da Teoria Pecking Order e da Assimetria da Informação, no período de 1999 a 2013. A pesquisa quanto aos objetivos caracteriza-se como descritiva, quanto aos procedimentos, documental e quanto a abordagem do problema, quantitativa. Para o tratamento dos dados são utilizadas técnicas de correlação linear, regressão linear múltipla, com dados em painel. A amostra é composta por 40 empresas brasileiras, 39 empresas chilenas e 23 empresas mexicanas, com 1.530 observações. Os determinantes que apresentam resultados significantes para a estrutura de capital das empresas são evidenciados a partir de indicadores de nível de endividamento contábil e financeiro. Os resultados demonstram que as empresas brasileiras apresentam a maior oscilação e incremento no endividamento total contábil no período pesquisado (1999-2013), seguida do Chile e por fim México e que a rentabilidade das empresas brasileiras, chilenas e mexicanas diminui com o passar do tempo. Conclui-se que a estrutura de capital das empresas brasileiras, chilenas e mexicanas, nesse lapso temporal de 15 anos, é explicada, principalmente, pela teoria Pecking Order, mas também pela Assimetria da Informação, com menor ênfase. Sugere-se para futuras pesquisas a comparabilidade com painel dinâmico. Código JEL: M410]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  The objective of this paper is to identify the capital structure of publicly traded companies in Brazil, Chile and Mexico, from the perspective of the Pecking Order Theory and the Information Asymmetry perspective, from 1999 to 2013. The objectives of the research are characterized as descriptive, since they regard documentary procedures and how to approach the quantitative problem. For the data treatment, linear correlation techniques and multiple linear regressions are used, with panel data. The sample is made up of 40 Brazilian companies, 39 Chilean companies and 23 Mexican companies, with 1530 observations. The determinants presenting meaningful results for the capital structure of companies are evidenced according to indicators of the level of accounting and financial indebtedness. Results show that Brazilian companies had a greater fluctuation and increase in total accounting indebtedness for the studied period (1999-2013), followed by those from Chile and Mexico; however, the profitability of Brazilian, Chilean and Mexican companies decreases over time. It is concluded that the capital structure of the Brazilian, Chilean and Mexican companies in this 15-year time span is mainly explained by the Pecking Order Theory, but also by the Information Asymmetry, with less emphasis on the former. It is suggested to compare these results with the use of dynamic panel methodologies for future research.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  El objetivo de este artículo es identificar la estructura de capital en empresas que comercian públicamente en Brasil, Chile y México, desde la perspectiva de la Teoría de la jerarquía financiera (Pecking Order) y la perspectiva de la Asimetría de la información, de 1999 a 2013. Los objetivos de la investigación han sido definidos como descriptivos, dado que contemplan procedimientos documentales y cómo abordar el problema cuantitativo. Para el tratamiento de los datos, se usan técnicas de correlación lineal y regresiones lineales múltiples, con datos de panel. La muestra está conformada por 40 empresas brasileñas, 39 empresas chilenas y 23 empresas mexicanas, con 1530 observaciones. Los determinantes que presentan resultados significativos para la estructura de capital de las empresas se evidencian mediante indicadores del nivel de endeudamiento contable y financiero. Los resultados muestran que las empresas brasileñas tuvieron mayor fluctuación e incremento en el endeudamiento contable total para el periodo estudiado (1999-2013), seguido por las de Chile y las de México. Sin embargo, la rentabilidad de las empresas brasileñas, chilenas y mexicanas disminuyeron con el tiempo. Se concluye que la estructura de capital de las empresas brasileñas, chilenas y mexicanas en este periodo de 15 años se explica mejor con la Teoría de la jerarquía financiera, aunque también con la Asimetría de la información, haciendo menos énfasis en la primera. Se sugiere comparar estos resultados con el uso de metodologías dinámicas de datos de panel para investigaciones futuras.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Estrutura de capital]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[teoria Pecking Order]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Assimetria da Informação]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Capital structure]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Pecking Order Theory]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Information Asymmetry]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[estructura de capital]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[teoría de la jerarquía financiera]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Pecking Order]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[asimetría de la información]]></kwd>
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