Arbeitspapier

Modeling the Effects of Financial Constraints on Firm´s Investment

The paper develops a model of firm´s investment under uncertainty with financial market imperfections and analyzes the effects of financial constraints on firm´s investment. Firm´s investment is an increasing function of the firm´s marginal q, however the investment function is characterized by an upper bound that depends on the firm´s borrowing capabilities. The firm´s marginal q is the sum of the expected value of the marginal profitability of the physical capital stock and of a positive external finance premium. In the presence of financial market imperfections the firm forms expectations about future financial conditions and these expectations raise the firm´s current marginal q. Similarly, the shadow price of firm´s debt is the sum of the interest cost of debt repayment and of a provision for external finance that depends on the firm´s expectations over future financial conditions.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: Economics Discussion Papers ; No. 2007-38

Classification
Wirtschaft
Investment; Capital; Intangible Capital; Capacity
Subject
firm´s investment
financial constraints
Tobin´s marginal q
uncertainty

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Tomat, Gian Maria
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)
(where)
Kiel
(when)
2007

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Object type

  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Tomat, Gian Maria
  • Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)

Time of origin

  • 2007

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