Uncertainty determinants of firm investment

Christopher F. Baum; Mustafa Caglayan; Oleksandr Talavera

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2007.05.004

Uncertainty determinants of firm investment

Christopher F. Baum, Mustafa Caglayan, Oleksandr Talavera

School of Economics

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Abstract

We investigate the impact of measures of uncertainty on firms' capital investment behavior using a panel of U.S. firms. Increases in firm-specific and CAPM-based measures have a significant negative effect on investment spending, while market-based uncertainty has a positive impact.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	282-287
Number of pages	6
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	98
Issue number	3
Early online date	10 May 2007
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2007.05.004
Publication status	Published - Mar 2008

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