Testing static trade off theory and agency theory for a German sample.

In this thesis the static trade off theory of the capital structure for German listed firms will be researched. These determinants are obtained from literature on static trade off theory and are tested in the German market with all its particularities. The research consists of an analysis of a time frame that spans ten years, concerning the determinants of the capital structure derived from previous research on both the static trade off theory and the agency theory.