Investment in the Euro Area : why has it been weak? /

Investment in the Euro Area : why has it been weak? /

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Imprint:	[Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, ©2015.
Description:	1 online resource (30 pages) : color illustrations.
Language:	English
Series:	IMF working paper ; WP/15/32 IMF working paper ; WP/15/32.
Subject:	Eurozone. Investments -- Econometric models. Capital costs -- Econometric models. Credit -- Econometric models. Corporate debt -- Econometric models. Capital costs -- Econometric models. Corporate debt -- Econometric models. Credit -- Econometric models. Eurozone. Investments -- Econometric models. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12504270

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Other authors / contributors:	Barkbu, Bergljot. International Monetary Fund. European Department.
ISBN:	1498364802 9781498364805 9781498364805 9781484358542 1484358546
ISSN:	1018-5941
Notes:	Authors: Bergljot Barkbu, S. Pelin Berkmen, Pavel Lukyantsau, Sergejs Saksonovs, and Hanni Schoelermann. "February 2015." "European Department." Includes bibliographical references (pages 17-18). Online resource; title from pdf title page (IMF.org Web site, viewed February 23, 2015).
Summary:	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 dynamics 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.--Abstract.
Other form:	Print Version: 9781498364805
Standard no.:	10.5089/9781498364805.001

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Summary:	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.
Item Description:	Authors: Bergljot Barkbu, S. Pelin Berkmen, Pavel Lukyantsau, Sergejs Saksonovs, and Hanni Schoelermann. "February 2015." "European Department."
Physical Description:	1 online resource (30 pages) : color illustrations.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 17-18).
ISBN:	1498364802 9781498364805 9781484358542 1484358546
ISSN:	1018-5941