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Some critics blame debt for the financial crisis of 2008. Although this is probably not true, debt did play some role in it. The crisis
Some critics blame debt for the financial crisis of 2008. Although this is probably not true, debt did play some role in it. The crisis did not stop what The Economist calls addiction to debt in its recent article (A senseless subsidy, The Economist, May 16, 2015) - balance sheets of corporations get more and more debt and little equity. Looking at the WACC formula suggests that more debt relative to equity might lower WACC. Is financial leverage "always" good or "always" bad?
What does the Economist article say about debt being bad?
Looking at different industries, Suggest which ones would be expected to have the greatest and least leverage?
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Macroeconomics Principles Applications And Tools
Authors: Arthur O Sullivan, Steven M. Sheffrin, Stephen J. Perez
7th Edition
978-0134089034, 9780134062754, 134089030, 134062752, 978-0132555234
