We examine how firm and country heterogeneity shape the response of corporate investment in emerging markets to changes … the costs of external borrowing and (ii) a real options channel-reflecting firms' option values to delay investment. We … find evidence of the coexistence of both channels. Financially weaker firms reduce investment by more in response to higher …

of firm investment and its growth, and we also document the presence of two financial channels; the degree of firms … ownership data, we find that private investments are stimulated more for domestic firms. The presence of a private investment …

particular focus on the role played by financial frictions and investment dynamics. The paper provides two main contributions …. First, we empirically document that lower investment during financial crises is the key factor leading to permanent loss of …

Over the past decade, China's growth model has become more reliant on investment and its footprint in global imports … has widened substantially. Several economies within China's supply chain are increasingly exposed to its investment …-led growth and face growing risks from a deceleration in investment in China. This note quantifies potential global spillovers …

Real estate investment accounts for a quarter of total fixed asset investment (FAI) in China. The real estate sector … estate investment in China ”though a low-probability event” would be sizable, with large spillovers to a number of China … and the rest of the G20 economies, we find that a 1-percent decline in China's real estate investment would shave about 0 …

We study the effects of permanent and temporary income shocks on precautionary saving and investment in a "store … investment, or a "volatility trap." Namely, big savers invest relatively little. In contrast, low volatility of permanent shocks … leads to low precautionary saving and high or low investment, depending on the volatility of temporary shocks. Empirical …