Using a unique sample of European manufacturing firms, we empirically investigate how
bank lending technologies nd soft information adoption affected firms' credit availability …

This paper examines the influence of informal competition on SME innovation in the Eastern
European transition economies. Using the BEEPS VI, which covers the period from 2018 …

Investment of US firms responds asymmetrically to Tobin's Q: investment of established firms—
“intensive” investment—reacts negatively to Q whereas investment of new firms—“extensive” …

What are the macroeconomic implications of higher leveraged borrowing? To address this
question, we develop a business cycle model with credit frictions in which firms reallocate …

The paper warns about the potential efficiency losses associated with low business
bankruptcy rates (number of firms filing for bankruptcy as a proportion of the total stock of …

We analyze international firm-level data to examine the relationship between housing cycle
and firm capital expenditure or R&D spending. We use the housing price component …

This paper investigates the interplay between financial frictions, organizational innovation
and managerial restructuring among Italian small and medium-sized enterprises during the …

This paper examines the influence of informal competition on SME innovation in the Eastern
European transition economies. Using the BEEPS VI, which covers the period from 2018 …

We show that the credit crunch of 2007-2013 favoured the adoption by startups of more
efficient, intangible-intensive technologies. Using data for the universe of Italian …

The macro-finance literature provides conflicting views on how movements in housing price
affect firms' capital spending or R&D. We further explore this issue by analyzing a …