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We document a major mechanism – inorganic growth – which drives a wedge between micro-study effects of credit supply shocks and aggregate effects. Exploiting a quasi-exogenous positive shock to credit supply, we document that affected firms borrow larger amounts and exhibit stronger asset,...
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The paper proposes a simple equilibrium model of venture capital, entrepreneurship and innovation. Venture capitalists …
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The paper proposes a simple equilibrium model of venture capital, entrepreneurship and innovation. Venture capitalists …
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We develop a model of endogenous lobby formation in which wealth inequalityand political accountability undermine entry and financial development. In-cumbents seek a low level of effective investor protection to prevent potentialentrants from raising capital. They succeed because they can...
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We show that creditors do not just ensure that inefficient investment is not undertaken, but also do not preclude … efficient investment. Examining what happens following a debt covenant violation, a situation through which creditors acquire … some control rights over the firm, we find that investment declines when the firm has few growth opportunities but it may …
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This paper shows that the effect of inflation on asset prices and real aggregates depends on the financial intermediation sector. When firms finance using nominal long-term debt issued by financial intermediaries, unexpected changes in inflation lead to a wealth transfer across sectors. Higher...
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This paper explores the transmission of non-capital shocks through banking networks. We develop a methodology to construct non-capital (idiosyncratic) shocks, using labor productivity shocks to large firms. We document a change in the relationship between foreign idiosyncratic shocks and...
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This paper investigates the compensation and growth dynamics of private equity firms. Using proprietary data, I estimate that about half of their revenue is performance-related and find that current fund performance also has indirect effects on firms’ future revenue. The dynamics of these...
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