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We survey 1,050 CFOs in the U.S., Europe, and Asia to assess whether their firms are credit constrained during the global credit crisis of 2008. We study whether corporate spending plans differ conditional on this measure of financial constraint. Our evidence indicates that constrained firms...
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"We survey 1,050 CFOs in the U.S., Europe, and Asia to assess whether their firms are credit constrained during the global credit crisis of 2008. We study whether corporate spending plans differ conditional on this measure of financial constraint. Our evidence indicates that constrained firms...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003913441
We survey 1,050 CFOs in the U.S., Europe, and Asia to assess whether their firms are credit constrained during the global credit crisis of 2008. We study whether corporate spending plans differ conditional on this measure of financial constraint. Our evidence indicates that constrained firms...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012463097
Standard econometric methods can overlook the issue of heterogeneity in corporate policy making, generating biased estimates. We propose ways to identify and address the firm policy heterogeneity bias in practice. In doing so, we introduce a new test determining whether standard firm-fixed...
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We study the implications of hedging for corporate financing and investment. We do so using an extensive, hand … loan agreements. These favorable financing terms, in turn, allow hedgers to invest more. Our tests characterize two exact … present shows that hedging has a first-order effect on firm financing and investment, and provides new insights into how …
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We use the 2007 credit crisis to assess the effect of financial contracting on real corporate behavior. We identify heterogeneity in financial contracting at the onset of the crisis by exploring ex-ante variation in long-term debt maturity. Our empirical methodology uses an experiment-like...
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We study the implications of hedging for firm financing and investment. We do so using an extensive, hand … loan agreements. These favorable financing terms, in turn, allow hedgers to invest more. Our tests characterize two exact … present shows that hedging has a first-order effect on firm financing and investment, and provides new insights into how …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013134932
This paper uses a unique dataset to study how firms managed liquidity during the financial crisis. Our analysis provides new insights on the interactions between internal liquidity, external funds, and real corporate decisions, such as investment and employment. We first describe how companies...
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We argue that a firm's aggregate risk is a key determinant of whether it manages its future liquidity needs through cash reserves or bank lines of credit. Banks create liquidity for firms by pooling their idiosyncratic risks. As a result, firms with high aggregate risk find it costly to get...
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