How Does Long-Term Finance Affect Economic Volatility?

This paper examines how the ability to access long-term debt affects firm-level growth volatility. The analysis finds that firms in industries with stronger preference to use long-term finance relative to short-term finance experience lower growth...

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Main Authors: Demirguc-Kunt, Asli, Horváth, Bálint L., Huizinga, Harry
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/01/25801185/long-term-finance-affect-economic-volatility
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spelling okr-10986-237032021-04-23T14:04:16Z How Does Long-Term Finance Affect Economic Volatility? Demirguc-Kunt, Asli Horváth, Bálint L. Huizinga, Harry RISK PROFILES CREDIT MARKETS MONETARY POLICY DEPOSIT LIABILITY CHECKS ACCOUNTING OPTIMAL CONTRACTS DEPOSITS STANDARD DEBT CONTRACTS LIQUIDATION STOCK LOANABLE FUNDS VALUATION DEBTORS INTEREST TRADE CREDITS CREDIT AVAILABILITY GUARANTEES LIQUIDITY RISKS LONG-TERM FINANCE INTEREST RATE PRIVATE CREDIT EXCHANGE STOCK MARKET BANKING SYSTEM AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT LIQUIDITY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TOTAL DEBT POLITICAL ECONOMY MATURITY STRUCTURE EQUITY SECURITIES POSITIVE COEFFICIENT CAPITAL STRUCTURE MORTGAGE LIQUIDITY RISK DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS BONDS DEBT CONTRACTS BORROWERS BOND FINANCING CREDIT TRANSACTIONS CENTRAL BANKS BANKRUPTCY CREDITORS INTERNATIONAL BANK CASH FLOWS PROVISION OF CREDIT SAFETY NETS CREDIBILITY FINANCIAL FRAGILITY MATURITY EXTERNAL FINANCE SMALL BUSINESS MACROECONOMIC STABILITY LONG-TERM DEBT MARKET DEVELOPMENT LONG- TERM DEBT ENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACTS MORAL HAZARD CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT FINANCIAL STUDIES CREDIT BUREAUS DEBTS CONTRACTS RISK-FREE RETURN LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS CASH RESERVES MARKETS DEBT LONG TERM DEBT RETURN DEPOSIT INSURANCE LENDERS BUSINESS CYCLE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE LOANS RESERVES BANK CREDIT MONETARY AUTHORITIES LEGAL FRAMEWORK FINANCE BAILOUT EXPENDITURE TRANSACTIONS DEBT FINANCING BANKRUPTCY LAWS EQUITY MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY DEBT RATIO VALUE OF ASSETS CREDIT CONSTRAINTS ASSET VALUE GOOD DISCLOSURE STANDARDS OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE TRANSPARENCY MARKET CAPITALIZATION MARKET FAILURES MARKET DATA FINANCIAL CRISIS SHORT- TERM DEBT FUTURE RETURNS TREASURY BILLS SHORT-TERM DEBT BOND MARKET CONTRACT CAPITALIZATION REPAYMENT EXPENDITURES CREDIT INFORMATION DEBT SECURITIES LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT FIRM PERFORMANCE CORPORATE INVESTMENT BALANCE SHEET MARKET MATURITY MATCHING MARKET VALUE SECURITIES TREASURY LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS SHAREHOLDERS MATURITY STRUCTURES INSURANCE BUSINESS CYCLES GOVERNMENT POLICIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POSITIVE COEFFICIENTS CORPORATE DEBT INVESTOR FIXED ASSETS BANK LOANS FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS FINANCIAL MARKET MACROECONOMIC VOLATILITY INVESTMENT BOND DOMESTIC CREDIT SHARE SAVINGS DEPOSITS INVESTOR PROTECTION COLLATERAL FINANCIAL MARKETS POLITICAL STABILITY COMPETITIVE MARKETS INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXTERNAL DEBT INVESTMENTS LENDING CHECK INTEREST RATE RISK STOCK RETURNS MATURITIES SHORT- TERM FINANCE ASSETS RATIO LIABILITIES BOND MARKET DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS LONG-TERM ASSETS LEGAL RIGHTS CASH FLOW DEVELOPMENT BANK SHORT-TERM FINANCE STOCK MARKETS CREDIT MARKET BANKING MARKET DEBT MATURITY INVESTING This paper examines how the ability to access long-term debt affects firm-level growth volatility. The analysis finds that firms in industries with stronger preference to use long-term finance relative to short-term finance experience lower growth volatility in countries with better-developed financial systems, as these firms may benefit from reduced refinancing risk. Institutions that facilitate the availability of credit information and contract enforcement mitigate the refinancing risk and therefore growth volatility associated with short-term financing. Increased availability of long-term finance reduces growth volatility in crisis as well as non-crisis periods. 2016-02-01T20:42:03Z 2016-02-01T20:42:03Z 2016-01 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/01/25801185/long-term-finance-affect-economic-volatility http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23703 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7535 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic RISK PROFILES
CREDIT MARKETS
MONETARY POLICY
DEPOSIT
LIABILITY
CHECKS
ACCOUNTING
OPTIMAL CONTRACTS
DEPOSITS
STANDARD DEBT CONTRACTS
LIQUIDATION
STOCK
LOANABLE FUNDS
VALUATION
DEBTORS
INTEREST
TRADE CREDITS
CREDIT AVAILABILITY
GUARANTEES
LIQUIDITY RISKS
LONG-TERM FINANCE
INTEREST RATE
PRIVATE CREDIT
EXCHANGE
STOCK MARKET
BANKING SYSTEM
AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT
LIQUIDITY
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
TOTAL DEBT
POLITICAL ECONOMY
MATURITY STRUCTURE
EQUITY SECURITIES
POSITIVE COEFFICIENT
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
MORTGAGE
LIQUIDITY RISK
DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS
BONDS
DEBT CONTRACTS
BORROWERS
BOND FINANCING
CREDIT TRANSACTIONS
CENTRAL BANKS
BANKRUPTCY
CREDITORS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
CASH FLOWS
PROVISION OF CREDIT
SAFETY NETS
CREDIBILITY
FINANCIAL FRAGILITY
MATURITY
EXTERNAL FINANCE
SMALL BUSINESS
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
LONG-TERM DEBT
MARKET DEVELOPMENT
LONG- TERM DEBT
ENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACTS
MORAL HAZARD
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
FINANCIAL STUDIES
CREDIT BUREAUS
DEBTS
CONTRACTS
RISK-FREE RETURN
LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS
CASH RESERVES
MARKETS
DEBT
LONG TERM DEBT
RETURN
DEPOSIT INSURANCE
LENDERS
BUSINESS CYCLE
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
LOANS
RESERVES
BANK CREDIT
MONETARY AUTHORITIES
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
FINANCE
BAILOUT
EXPENDITURE
TRANSACTIONS
DEBT FINANCING
BANKRUPTCY LAWS
EQUITY
MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY
DEBT RATIO
VALUE OF ASSETS
CREDIT CONSTRAINTS
ASSET VALUE
GOOD
DISCLOSURE STANDARDS
OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
TRANSPARENCY
MARKET CAPITALIZATION
MARKET FAILURES
MARKET DATA
FINANCIAL CRISIS
SHORT- TERM DEBT
FUTURE
RETURNS
TREASURY BILLS
SHORT-TERM DEBT
BOND MARKET
CONTRACT
CAPITALIZATION
REPAYMENT
EXPENDITURES
CREDIT INFORMATION
DEBT SECURITIES
LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT
FIRM PERFORMANCE
CORPORATE INVESTMENT
BALANCE SHEET
MARKET
MATURITY MATCHING
MARKET VALUE
SECURITIES
TREASURY
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
SHAREHOLDERS
MATURITY STRUCTURES
INSURANCE
BUSINESS CYCLES
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
POSITIVE COEFFICIENTS
CORPORATE DEBT
INVESTOR
FIXED ASSETS
BANK LOANS
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
FINANCIAL MARKET
MACROECONOMIC VOLATILITY
INVESTMENT
BOND
DOMESTIC CREDIT
SHARE
SAVINGS DEPOSITS
INVESTOR PROTECTION
COLLATERAL
FINANCIAL MARKETS
POLITICAL STABILITY
COMPETITIVE MARKETS
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
EXTERNAL DEBT
INVESTMENTS
LENDING
CHECK
INTEREST RATE RISK
STOCK RETURNS
MATURITIES
SHORT- TERM FINANCE
ASSETS RATIO
LIABILITIES
BOND MARKET DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS
LONG-TERM ASSETS
LEGAL RIGHTS
CASH FLOW
DEVELOPMENT BANK
SHORT-TERM FINANCE
STOCK MARKETS
CREDIT MARKET
BANKING MARKET
DEBT MATURITY
INVESTING
spellingShingle RISK PROFILES
CREDIT MARKETS
MONETARY POLICY
DEPOSIT
LIABILITY
CHECKS
ACCOUNTING
OPTIMAL CONTRACTS
DEPOSITS
STANDARD DEBT CONTRACTS
LIQUIDATION
STOCK
LOANABLE FUNDS
VALUATION
DEBTORS
INTEREST
TRADE CREDITS
CREDIT AVAILABILITY
GUARANTEES
LIQUIDITY RISKS
LONG-TERM FINANCE
INTEREST RATE
PRIVATE CREDIT
EXCHANGE
STOCK MARKET
BANKING SYSTEM
AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT
LIQUIDITY
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
TOTAL DEBT
POLITICAL ECONOMY
MATURITY STRUCTURE
EQUITY SECURITIES
POSITIVE COEFFICIENT
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
MORTGAGE
LIQUIDITY RISK
DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS
BONDS
DEBT CONTRACTS
BORROWERS
BOND FINANCING
CREDIT TRANSACTIONS
CENTRAL BANKS
BANKRUPTCY
CREDITORS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
CASH FLOWS
PROVISION OF CREDIT
SAFETY NETS
CREDIBILITY
FINANCIAL FRAGILITY
MATURITY
EXTERNAL FINANCE
SMALL BUSINESS
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
LONG-TERM DEBT
MARKET DEVELOPMENT
LONG- TERM DEBT
ENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACTS
MORAL HAZARD
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
FINANCIAL STUDIES
CREDIT BUREAUS
DEBTS
CONTRACTS
RISK-FREE RETURN
LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS
CASH RESERVES
MARKETS
DEBT
LONG TERM DEBT
RETURN
DEPOSIT INSURANCE
LENDERS
BUSINESS CYCLE
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
LOANS
RESERVES
BANK CREDIT
MONETARY AUTHORITIES
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
FINANCE
BAILOUT
EXPENDITURE
TRANSACTIONS
DEBT FINANCING
BANKRUPTCY LAWS
EQUITY
MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY
DEBT RATIO
VALUE OF ASSETS
CREDIT CONSTRAINTS
ASSET VALUE
GOOD
DISCLOSURE STANDARDS
OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
TRANSPARENCY
MARKET CAPITALIZATION
MARKET FAILURES
MARKET DATA
FINANCIAL CRISIS
SHORT- TERM DEBT
FUTURE
RETURNS
TREASURY BILLS
SHORT-TERM DEBT
BOND MARKET
CONTRACT
CAPITALIZATION
REPAYMENT
EXPENDITURES
CREDIT INFORMATION
DEBT SECURITIES
LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT
FIRM PERFORMANCE
CORPORATE INVESTMENT
BALANCE SHEET
MARKET
MATURITY MATCHING
MARKET VALUE
SECURITIES
TREASURY
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
SHAREHOLDERS
MATURITY STRUCTURES
INSURANCE
BUSINESS CYCLES
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
POSITIVE COEFFICIENTS
CORPORATE DEBT
INVESTOR
FIXED ASSETS
BANK LOANS
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
FINANCIAL MARKET
MACROECONOMIC VOLATILITY
INVESTMENT
BOND
DOMESTIC CREDIT
SHARE
SAVINGS DEPOSITS
INVESTOR PROTECTION
COLLATERAL
FINANCIAL MARKETS
POLITICAL STABILITY
COMPETITIVE MARKETS
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
EXTERNAL DEBT
INVESTMENTS
LENDING
CHECK
INTEREST RATE RISK
STOCK RETURNS
MATURITIES
SHORT- TERM FINANCE
ASSETS RATIO
LIABILITIES
BOND MARKET DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS
LONG-TERM ASSETS
LEGAL RIGHTS
CASH FLOW
DEVELOPMENT BANK
SHORT-TERM FINANCE
STOCK MARKETS
CREDIT MARKET
BANKING MARKET
DEBT MATURITY
INVESTING
Demirguc-Kunt, Asli
Horváth, Bálint L.
Huizinga, Harry
How Does Long-Term Finance Affect Economic Volatility?
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7535
description This paper examines how the ability to access long-term debt affects firm-level growth volatility. The analysis finds that firms in industries with stronger preference to use long-term finance relative to short-term finance experience lower growth volatility in countries with better-developed financial systems, as these firms may benefit from reduced refinancing risk. Institutions that facilitate the availability of credit information and contract enforcement mitigate the refinancing risk and therefore growth volatility associated with short-term financing. Increased availability of long-term finance reduces growth volatility in crisis as well as non-crisis periods.
format Working Paper
author Demirguc-Kunt, Asli
Horváth, Bálint L.
Huizinga, Harry
author_facet Demirguc-Kunt, Asli
Horváth, Bálint L.
Huizinga, Harry
author_sort Demirguc-Kunt, Asli
title How Does Long-Term Finance Affect Economic Volatility?
title_short How Does Long-Term Finance Affect Economic Volatility?
title_full How Does Long-Term Finance Affect Economic Volatility?
title_fullStr How Does Long-Term Finance Affect Economic Volatility?
title_full_unstemmed How Does Long-Term Finance Affect Economic Volatility?
title_sort how does long-term finance affect economic volatility?
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/01/25801185/long-term-finance-affect-economic-volatility
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23703
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