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Leverage and corporate investment – a cross country analysis

Investment management & financial innovations, 2023-08, Vol.20 (3), p.126-136 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

ISSN: 1810-4967 ;EISSN: 1812-9358 ;DOI: 10.21511/imfi.20(3).2023.11

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  • Title:
    Leverage and corporate investment – a cross country analysis
  • Author: Banerjee, Souvik ; Mitra, Amarnath ; Mohanti, Debaditya
  • Subjects: corporate risk ; emerging economies ; financial leverage ; firm investment ; OECD countries ; panel regression
  • Is Part Of: Investment management & financial innovations, 2023-08, Vol.20 (3), p.126-136
  • Description: The paper examines the impact of a firm’s financial leverage on its investment decisions in the period 2011–2019, which occurred between two financial crises (2008–2010 and 2020–2022) and was globally marked by low interest rates and high leverage. The study focuses on non-financial listed firms in world’s top 13 largest economies consisting of 11 OECD+ countries and two emerging nations. The analysis explores the relationship between firm leverage and investment decisions, considering the growth opportunities and corporate risks of the firms, as well as the type of economy they operate in. The findings indicate that, overall, there is a negative relationship between leverage and investment. In developed nations, such as the OECD+ countries, this negative effect is more pronounced for firms with limited growth opportunities. Contrary to the existing literature, emerging economies exhibit a positive relationship between firm leverage and investment. Specifically, in China and India, firms with low growth opportunities display a stronger positive correlation between leverage and investment. These results suggest that in developed countries, debt continues to have a disciplining effect on firm investment, even in a high liquidity environment. However, in high-growth emerging economies, both firm management and lending institutions show less concern regarding leverage. Lastly, the study finds that firm risk has an adverse impact on investment decisions. These empirical findings highlight the non-uniform nature of the relationship between firm leverage and investment, which depends on the type of economy and the growth opportunities of the firms. AcknowledgmentsThe infrastructural support provided by Management Development Institute, Murshidabad, India and FORE School of Management, New Delhi, India in completing this paper is gratefully acknowledged.
  • Publisher: LLC "CPC "Business Perspectives
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1810-4967
    EISSN: 1812-9358
    DOI: 10.21511/imfi.20(3).2023.11
  • Source: ProQuest Central
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