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We provide evidence suggesting that incumbents' access to group deep pockets has a negative impact on entry in product markets. Relying on a unique French data set on business groups, our paper presents three major findings. First, the amount of cash holdings owned by incumbent-affiliated groups...
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This paper studies whether the monotonicity condition of the investment-cash flow sensitivity is satisfied empirically. We show that if this condition holds, then the point of sample separation does not affect the monotonic relationship between the sensitivities of any two complementary classes...
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We show that lenders join a U.S. commercial credit bureau when information asymmetries between incumbents and entrants create an adverse selection problem that hinders market entry. Lenders also delay joining when information asymmetries protect them from competition in existing markets,...
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), while ownership has no effect. Leverage also increases when the IRA is in place, especially so if the regulated firm is …
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Since 1997 the Netherlands has a tax allowance scheme introduced to promote investments in energy saving technologies … and sustainable energy production. This Energy Investment Tax Allowance (EIA in Dutch) reduces up-front investment costs … is still part of the Dutch energy policy mix. Our evaluation of the EIA contains four lessons. First, the use of tax …
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Trading frictions in financial markets affect more long- than short-term bonds generating an upward sloping yield curve. Long-term financing is more expensive in economies with higher trading frictions so firms choose to borrow and invest in shorter horizons and lower productivity projects. The...
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