Calculating Levered Beta with Net Debt

Hi everyone!

I've found on internet that Levered Betas are generally calculated based on Market Value of Debt when available, but a friend recently had an interview in which he was told that, in some cases, Net Debt could be used.

So : 1) Do you know if it's more frequent to use Net Debt or not? 

2) Why would you use Net Debt rather than Debt alone?

3) In which cases/industries would you use Net Debt to calculate levered Beta?

Thank you!  

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