EIB Working Papers 2019/04 - Can survey-based information help to assess investment gaps in the EU? Volume 2019/4 Volume 2019/4

Information from surveys can be used alongside macroeconomic indicators to provide a better understanding of the obstacles to investment faced by firms. This study uses merged firm level data from the European Investment Bank Investment Survey (EIBIS) and hard data from firms' balance sheets an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: European Investment Bank editor (editor)
Otros Autores: Dejuan, Daniel author (author), Alves, Pana author, Maurin, Laurent author
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Luxembourg : European Investment Bank 2019.
Colección:EIB Working Papers
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Sumario:Information from surveys can be used alongside macroeconomic indicators to provide a better understanding of the obstacles to investment faced by firms. This study uses merged firm level data from the European Investment Bank Investment Survey (EIBIS) and hard data from firms' balance sheets and profit and loss information to investigate how well survey results correlate with macro-based hard data. Firms' perceptions of impediments to investment tend to be related to firms' specific characteristics: firms that are smaller, more indebted, less profitable or with less liquidity, tend to report more impediments. Nonetheless, after controlling for firm specific characteristics, the investment gaps reported by firms remain correlated with the reported impediments.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (1 p.)
ISBN:9789286142345