Has Inventory Investment Been Liquidity-Constrained? : Evidence From U.S. Panel Data /

Based on an analysis of high-frequency panel data for U.S. firms, this paper finds that inventory investment has been liquidity-constrained in most periods during 1975-97, but less so, or not at all, during recessions. This result can be justified on the grounds that inventory fluctuations are large...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kim, Yungsan
Other Authors: Choi, Woon
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/122
Online Access:Full text available on IMF