This dissertation deals with the impact of speculative behaviour on output patterns of the real economy. The impact may be twofold. Speculative behaviour occurs due to positive developments at the real economy and optimistic outlooks. Also, speculative behaviour may occur at other markets, like...

In dieser Dissertation werden drei Fragestellungen der Corporate Finance empirisch beantwortet. Kapitel 1 untersucht die negativen Auswirkungen auf Investitionen und Unternehmensfinanzierungsaktivitäten im Realsektor, die im Rahmen der Finanzkrise 2007-09 durch den Kollaps von drei führenden...

Financial bubbles have been present in the history of financial markets from the early days up to the modern age. An asset is said to exhibit a bubble when its market value exceeds its fundamental valuation. Although this phenomenon has been thoroughly studied in the economic literature, a...