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Financial Frictions and the Great Productivity Slowdown /

We study the role of financial frictions in explaining the sharp and persistent productivity growth slowdown in advanced economies after the 2008 global financial crisis. Using a rich cross-country, firm-level data set and exploiting quasi-experimental variation in firm-level exposure to the crisis,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Duval, Romain (Author), Hong, Gee Hee (Author), Timmer, Yannick (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, [2017]
Series:IMF working paper ; WP/17/129.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Empirical Strategy; 2.1. Identification Approach; 2.2. Data and Stylized Facts; 3. Empirical Results; 3.1. Baseline and Extended Specifications; 3.2. Placebo Test; 3.3. The Role of Intangible Investment; 4. Dynamic Responses of Productivity Growth; 5. Robustness Check: Labor Productivity versus TFP; 6. Conclusion; References; Tables; 1. Summary Statistics; 2. Baseline Regression Results; 3. Extended Specification; 4. Placebo Test; 5. Intangible Investment Regression Results; 6. Share of Intangible Assets Regression Results.
  • 7. Dynamic Response of the Change in TFP Growth to Pre-Crisis Leverage8. Dynamic Response of the Change in TFP Growth to Pre-Crisis Debt Maturity; 9. Dynamic Response of the Change in Investment in Intangible Assets to Pre-Crisis Leverage; 10. Dynamic Response of the Change in Investment in Intangible Assets to Pre-Crisis Debt Maturity; 11. Baseline Regression: Labor Productivity; Figures; 1. TFP Level Path for Firms with Different Leverage Ratios and Rollover Risks; 2. Estimated TFP Growth Decline for Firms with Different Leverage Ratios and Rollover Risks.
  • 3. Estimated TFP Growth Decline for Firms with Different Leverage Ratios and Rollover Risks4. Estimated TFP Level Path for Firms with Different Leverage Ratios and Rollover Risks; 5. Estimated Decline in Investment Rate in Intangible Assets for Firms with Different Leverage Ratios and Rollover Risks.