This paper investigates the link between corporate debt and investment for a group of five peripheral euro area … countries. Using firm-level data from 2005-2014, we postulate a non-linear corporate leverage-investment relationship and derive … thresholds beyond which leverage has a negative and significant impact on investment. The investment sensitivity of debt …

We present evidence that referenda have a significant, detrimental outcome on investment. Employing an unsupervised … policy-related uncertainty. Examining the relationship of these indices with investment on a longitudinal panel of 3 … uncertainty to investment. Our preferred specification suggests that a one standarddeviation increase in Brexit uncertainty …

firm level investment and high-frequency identified monetary policy shocks. We show that the reaction of firms' investment …

This paper analyses the implications of corporate indebtedness for investment following large economic shocks. The … suggest that investment of high-debt firms is significantly depressed for an extended period in the aftermath of economic …% higher than that of firms with lower debt burdens. The negative impact of high debt on investment is most evident for firms …

We contrast how monetary policy affects intangible relative to tangible investment. We document that the stock prices … total investment in firms with more intangible assets responds less to monetary policy, and that intangible investment … responds less to monetary policy compared to tangible investment. We identify two mechanisms behind these results. First, firms …

, the positive impact of a marginal increase in debt on investment efficiency disappears if firm debt is already excessive … banks and investment efficiency. …

their investment more after the crisis. This negative effect is stronger for firms linked to weak banks with exposures to … corporate investment. …

heterogeneous firms and financial frictions. In the model, firms with a high return to capital increase their investment more …

a country's net external wealth. - Net foreign assets ; cross-border investment ; distance ; proximity …