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Chen, Z., Harford, J., & Kamara, A. (2019). Operating leverage, profitability, and capital structure. Journal of Financial & Quantitative Analysis, 54 (1), 369.
This article describes the different types of leveraging.

Afolabi, A., Kajola, S. O., Olabisi, J., & Asaolu, T. O. (2019). Does leverage affect the financial performance of Nigerian firms? Journal of Economics & Management, 37 (3), 5–22.
This article provides insight on the impact that leveraging has on the overall financial performance of a company.

Huynh, K., Paligorova, T., & Petrunia, R. (2018). Debt financing in private and public firms. Annals of Finance, 14, 4650487.
This article explores the difference in debt financing in private and public firms with the aim of understanding their strategic positions during economic expansion.

Yildirim, N. (2015). Not leverage but change in leverage matters for firms’ future growth: Evidence from Turkey’s top 1000. International Economic Journal, 29 (3), 503-525.
This article posits that a firm’s financial leverage is a good measure of the firm’s access to financing for growth.