Shocks, Financial Dependence, and Efficiency : Evidence From U.S. and Canadian Industries /

The paper investigates how changes in industries' funding costs affect total factor productivity (TFP) growth. Based on panel regressions using 31 U.S. and Canadian industries between 1991 and 2007, and using industries' dependence on external funding as an identification mechanism, we sho...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Estevao, Marcello
Otros Autores: Severo, Tiago
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2011/199
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF