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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452733603321

Autore

Medina Leandro <1978->

Titolo

Spring forward or fall back? [[electronic resource] ] : the post-crisis recovery of firms / / prepared by Leandro Medina

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : International Monetary Fund, c2012

ISBN

1-58906-174-8

1-4755-1540-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (32 p.)

Collana

IMF working paper ; ; 12/292

Soggetti

Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009

Financial crises

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; I. Introduction; II. Empirical Strategy; A. Explanatory Variables; III. Data Description; IV. Descriptive Statistics; V. Empirical Findings; A. Nonlinear Effects of Leverage; B. Robustness Tests: Trade Sensitivity and Real Depreciation Effects; VI. Conclusion; References; Tables; 1. Country and Region Coverage; 2. Sample Coverage; 3. Summary Statistics; 4. Baseline Regression: All Countries; 5. Baseline Regression: Emerging Economies; 6. Baseline Regression: Advanced Economies; 7. Nonlinear Effects of Leverage; 8. Depreciation and Trade Effects; Figures

1. Density Distribution of Corporate Performance: 2007, 2009, and 20102. Density Distribution of Corporate Performance by Levels of Leverage: 2010; 3. Corporate Performance: 2007-2010; Appendix: Data Sources and Definitions of Variables

Sommario/riassunto

This paper studies corporate performance in the aftermath of the global crisis by examining 6,581 manufacturing firms in 48 developed and developing countries in 2010, identifying factors of resilience as well as vulnerability. Based on a cross-sectional analysis, the results show that pre-crisis leverage and short-term debt have had negative effects on the speed of the recovery, while asset tangibility has had positive effects. The negative effect of leverage is non-linear, being



particularly strong in firms with high pre-crisis leverage. Furthermore, the effects are different for advanced an