This paper contributes empirically to the ‘Excess Sensitivity' literature by arguing that results obtained by using investment-cash flow sensitivity as a metric to represent finance constraint of firms can be misleading. This is because cash flow apart from signaling change in net worth may...

The paper develops a model of firm´s investment under uncertainty with financial market imperfections and analyzes the effects of financial constraints on firm´s investment. Firm´s investment is an increasing function of the firm´s marginal q, however the investment function is characterized...

The paper develops a model of firm's investment under uncertainty with financial market imperfections and analyzes the effects of financial constraints on firm's investment. Firm's investment is an increasing function of the firm's marginal q, however the investment function is characterized by...