TY - JFULL AU - I. Ionascu and M. Ionascu and D.-A. Calu and L. Olimid PY - 2012/10/ TI - Preliminary Views on the Determinants of the Cost of Capital for the Emergent Market of Romania T2 - International Journal of Economics and Management Engineering SP - 2452 EP - 2457 VL - 6 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10824 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 69, 2012 N2 - This paper investigates several factors affecting the cost of capital for listed Romanian companies. Although there is a large amount of literature investigating the drivers of the cost of capital internationally, there is currently little evidence from emergent markets. Based on a sample of 19 Romanian listed companies followed by financial analysts for the years 2008-2010, according to Thomson Reuters- I/B/E/S data base, the paper confirms the international trends, showing that size, corporate governance policies, and growth are negatively correlated with the cost of capital. ER -