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This paper investigates the financing conditions of non-financial corporations in theeuro area. We develop a new firm classification based on micro data by distinguishingbetween three groups of firms: unconstrained, relatively and absolutely constrainedfirms. We also provide further evidence on...
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-08, thus underlining the relevance of financing and credit conditions to investment and economic activity in turbulent times …
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-08, thus underlining the relevance of financing and credit conditions to investment and economic activity in turbulent times …
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investment from 1990 to 1999 through the cost-of-capital and the cash-flow channels. We compare several specifications of neo …
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investment decisions. Our findings support the hypothesis that financial flexibility relates to companies’ ability to undertake … future investment, despite market frictions hampering possible profitable growth opportunities. JEL Classification: G31, G32 …
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We present a comparable set of results on the monetary transmission channels on firm investment for the four largest … channel. For each of those countries we estimate neo-classical investment relationships, explaining investment by its user … cost, sales and cash flow. We find investment to be sensitive to user cost changes in all those four countries. This …
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output changes. In the euro area investment is the predominant driver of output changes, while in the U.S. consumption shifts … investment, as the proximate cause for this fact, the source of the consumption difference remains a puzzle. JEL Classification …
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Currently the U.S. is experiencing record budget and current account deficits, a phenomenon familiar from the "Twin Deficits" discussion of the 1980s. In contrast, during the 1990s productivity growth has been identified as the primary cause of the US current account deficit. We suggest a...
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This paper studies the effects of monetary policy on the investment behaviour of various categories of Italian firms … collateral are more affected by monetary policy. In quantitative terms, the difference in the response of investment by different …
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We formulate and estimate a structural model of firm investment behavior that specifies the exact channel through which … that both real and financial frictions have an important effect on firm investment dynamics. JEL Classification: E22 …
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