This study investigates the impact of COVID-19 exposure on corporate cash holdings using firm data across sixteen developing and developed economies. The results show that firms reserve more cash when their exposure to COVID-19 increases. We also find a cash burn effect during the COVID-19...

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...