Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/109467 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Series/Report no.: 
ADB Economics Working Paper Series No. 346
Publisher: 
Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila
Abstract: 
Motivated by the literature on the finance–growth nexus, this paper explores the mechanisms through which finance affects corporate investments and capital accumulation. We separate the effects of financial conditions from those of financial development. Based on a sample of firms from five Asian emerging economies, we find that (1) financial conditions and financial development affect corporate investments through different channels. Financial conditions affect firms' growth opportunities and investment demand. Financial development primarily affects firms' external financing constraints. (2) Large firms benefit more from improved financial conditions, while small firms benefit more from financial development. (3) The effects of financial conditions and the level of financial development are asymmetric: they are stronger when the global financial crisis was unfolding and weaker during the subsequent rebound.
Subjects: 
corporate investments
investment sensitivity to cash flows
financial condition index
financial development index
financial constraints
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Document Type: 
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