UID:
edoccha_9958236109602883
Format:
1 online resource (31 p.)
ISBN:
1-4983-6537-X
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1-4843-5854-6
Series Statement:
IMF Working Papers
Content:
Investment across the euro area remains below its pre-crisis level. Its performance has been weaker than in most previous recessions and financial crises. This paper shows that a part of this weakness can be explained by output dynamics, particularly before the European sovereign debt crisis. The rest is explained by a high cost of capital, financial constraints, corporate leverage, and uncertainty. There is a considerable cross country heterogeneity in terms of both investment dymanics and its determinants. Based on the findings of this paper, investment is expected to pick up as the recovery strengthens and uncertainty declines, but persistent financial fragmentation and high corporate leverage in some countries will likely continue to weigh on investment.
Note:
"February 2015."
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Cover; Contents; I. Introduction; II. Literature Survey; III. Drivers of Investment in the Euro Area; A. Output Changes and the Real Cost of Capital; B. Additional Determinants of Investment; C. Accelerator + Model: Exploring Other Determinants of Investment; IV. The Magnitude of Missing Investment; V. Conclusion; References; Appendices; 1. Data Definitions and Sources; Figures; A1.1. Cost of Capital Calculations; 2. Results; Tables; A2.1. Accelerator Model- Total Investments (Newey-West HAC Standard; A2.1. Accelerator Model: Private Non-residential Investment/Capital Ratio
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A2.2 Neoclassical Model: Estimates with Newey West Standard ErrorsA2.3. Neoclassical Model Augmented with Financial Constrains: Estimates with Newey West Standard Errors; A2.2. Neoclassical Model Without Financial Constrains: Private Non-residential Investment to Capital Ratio; A2.3. Neoclassical Model with Financial Constrains: Private Non-residential Investment to Capital Ratio; A2.4. Bond Market Model (Controlling for Output Changes and Financial Constraints); A2.4. Bond Market Model (Controlling for Output Changes and Financial Constraints)
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A2.5. Contributions to Change in Investment-to-Capital Ratio (Accelerator + Model, cumulative)A2.5. Significance of Accelerator + Model
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-4983-6480-2
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-336-21994-7
Language:
English
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