Debt Tax Shields and Capital Structure: Panel Evidence from Non-Financial Listed Firms in Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru, 2013–2023
This study examines the association between the debt tax shield (DTS) and corporate leverage in 61 listed non-financial firms from Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru during 2013–2023, using a perfectly balanced panel of 671 firm-year observations obtained from Bloomberg. The DTS is measured as interest expense multiplie...