Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/104254 
Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
Munich Discussion Paper No. 2008-23
Publisher: 
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, München
Abstract: 
We analyze the determinants of the corporate interest rates and the financial accelerator in the Czech Republic. Using a unique panel of 448 Czech firms from 1996 to 2002, we find that selected balance sheet indicators influence significantly the firm-specific interest rates. In particular, debt structure and cash flow have significant effects on interest rates, while indicators on collateral play no significant role. We find evidence that monetary policy has stronger effects on smaller firms than on medium and larger firms. Finally, we find no asymmetric effects in the monetary policy over the business cycle.
Subjects: 
Monetary policy transmission
balance sheet channel
financial accelerator
corporate interest rates.
JEL: 
E43
E32
G32
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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