During the COVID-19 market crash, U.S. stocks with higher institutional ownership -- in particular, those held more by active, short-term, and more exposed institutions -- performed worse. Portfolio changes through the first quarter of 2020 reveal that institutional investors prioritized...

Purpose This paper investigates the effect of economic policy uncertainty on value of cash before and after the global financial crisis. Design/methodology/approach We investigate the relationship between economic policy uncertainty and value of excess cash based on the valuation model of Fama...

Since its first occurance in January 2020 COVID-19 has spread globally. In order to contrain the COVID 19, China has adopted a zero-covid policy and consequently contributed to local economic crises in the form of slowed industry growth. Consequentily in the first Quarter of 2020, this crisis...

We study the effects of firm-level exposure to an epidemic disease on corporate cash holdings amongst U.S firms. Using a text-based measure of firm-level exposure to epidemic diseases and difference-in-difference estimation strategy, we document a positive relationship between the onset of an...

This study investigates the impact of the global financial crisis on the determinants of corporate cash holdings and adjustments towards target cash levels using a sample of Eastern European firms. Employing panel fixed effects and GMM estimations, the results reveal that firm-level determinants...

We examine how corporate cash holdings have evolved over time and how they have been valued by shareholders after the unexpected exogenous shocks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Consistent with the precautionary motive of cash, we find that firms reserve more cash and the marginal value of cash...

The aim of the study is to examine the impact of financial constraints and financial distress on cash holdings, both in normal and crisis times. We collected the 4,406 firm-year observations of companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE). Our research shows that companies maintain higher...

Using a novel dataset of accounting and market information that spans most publicly traded nonfinancial firms over the last century, we show that U.S. federal government debt issuance significantly affects corporate financial policies and balance sheets through its impact on investors' portfolio...