Corporate investment and the exchange rate : The financial channel
Banerjee, Ryan; Hofmann, Boris; Mehrotra, Aaron (27.02.2020)
Numero
6/2020Julkaisija
Bank of Finland
2020
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:bof-202003032009Tiivistelmä
Using firm-level data for 18 major global economies, we find that the exchange rate affects corporate investment through a financial channel: exchange rate depreciation dampens corporate investment through firm leverage and FX debt. These findings are consistent with the predictions of a stylised model of credit risk in which exchange rates can affect investment through FX debt or borrowing in local currency from foreign lenders. Empirically, the channel is more pronounced in emerging market economies (EMEs), reflecting their greater dependence on foreign funding and their less developed financial systems. Moreover, we find that exchange rate depreciation induces highly leveraged firms to increase their cash holdings, supporting from a different angle the notion of a financial channel of the exchange rate. Overall, these findings suggest that the large depreciation of EME currencies since 2011 was probably a significant amplifying factor in the recent investment slowdown in these economies.
Sisällysluettelo
Abstract .. 4
1 Introduction .. 5
Related literature .. 8
2 Model .. 10
Foreign currency borrowing .. 10
Borrowing in local currency .. 13
Main predictions for the empirical analysis .. 15
3 Data .. 15
4 Testing for the financial channel in firm investment dynamics .. 19
5 Robustness checks .. 26
6 The cash flow sensitivity of cash and the exchange rate .. 27
7 Conclusions .. 29
References .. 31
1 Introduction .. 5
Related literature .. 8
2 Model .. 10
Foreign currency borrowing .. 10
Borrowing in local currency .. 13
Main predictions for the empirical analysis .. 15
3 Data .. 15
4 Testing for the financial channel in firm investment dynamics .. 19
5 Robustness checks .. 26
6 The cash flow sensitivity of cash and the exchange rate .. 27
7 Conclusions .. 29
References .. 31
Julkaisuhuomautus
Published in International Finance
Volume 25, Issue 3, Winter 2022, Pages 296–312 https://doi.org/10.1111/infi.12415
Volume 25, Issue 3, Winter 2022, Pages 296–312 https://doi.org/10.1111/infi.12415