We build a model of investment and financing decisions to study the choice between bonds and bank loans in a firm …'s marginal financing decision and its effects on corporate investment. We show that firms with more growth options, higher … investment. We test these predictions using a sample of U.S. firms and present new evidence that supports our theory …

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 …

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 …