This study tests the market timing theory (EMTT) in the Brazilian Stock Market. The study is an adaptation from the Baker and Wurgler's article (2002) that successfully tested this theory in the American Stock Market. The theory has not been proven in the Brazilian Market. The leverage decreased in the first year after the initial public offerings (IPO), but it grew once again without presenting the persistency required to corroborate the theory.
Initial public offerings; Capital structure; Equity market timing; Leverage; Value Creation
