EIB Working Paper 2020/09 - Investment vs debt trade-offs in the post-COVID-19 European economy Rozália Pál, Laurent Maurin, European Investment Bank.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pál, Rozália, author.

Maurin, Laurent, author.

Contributor:

European Investment Bank, editor.

Series:

EIB Working Papers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (28 p.)

Place of Publication:

European Investment Bank 2020

[s.l.] : European Investment Bank, 2020.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This paper estimates the revenues lost by European firms during the COVID-19 crisis, taking into account different scenarios regarding policy support and the length of the crisis. It examines the likely effect of such revenue losses on firms' internal financing capacity and on investment, suggesting that the COVID-19 crisis may trigger an fall in corporate investment greater that that experienced during the Great Financial Crisis, with firms facing a trade-off between reduced investment and greater indebtedness. A macro-model based on historical data also suggests that the decline in corporate investment would likely be within the computed ranges, should the estimated gap in firm revenues materialise as the result of the crisis.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789286148507

928614850X

Publisher Number:

https://doi.org/10.2867/417469