Research Article

Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, and Capital Structure Dynamic Adjustment: Evidence from Chinese Listed Companies

Table 1

Variable declarations.

TypeNameCodeExplanation

Explained variableCapital structuredebtrateTotal liability/ Total asset

Explaining variablesMonetary policyMon1
Mon2
1-year loan rate year-on-year growth rate of M2
Fiscal policyFinGrowth rate of fiscal expenditure

Control variablesFirm sizelnassetThe natural log of total assets
Nondebt tax shieldnontax(Accumulated depreciation + Deferred expenses + Deferred assets)/Total asset
ProfitabilityprofitNet profit/Total asset
GrowthgrowSales growth rate
Tangible assetstangFixed assets/Total assets
Economic growth rateGDPgrowGDP growth rate
Financial structurestruTotal stock market value/ Total loans from financial institutions