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Capital budgeting practices: A survey of Central and Eastern European firms

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  • Andor, Gyorgy
  • Mohanty, Sunil K.
  • Toth, Tamas

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We survey 400 executives in ten countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and report the results of their companies' capital budgeting practices. We find that capital budgeting practices in CEE countries are influenced mostly by firm size, multinational culture, firms' goals, and the presence of code of ethics, and to a lesser extent, by executive ownership, number of projects analyzed, and target leverage. We compare our results with prior studies and find significant variations in capital budgeting practices across 35 countries, among high, upper middle, and lower middle income countries, and across seven geographic regions.

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  • Andor, Gyorgy & Mohanty, Sunil K. & Toth, Tamas, 2015. "Capital budgeting practices: A survey of Central and Eastern European firms," Emerging Markets Review, Elsevier, vol. 23(C), pages 148-172.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ememar:v:23:y:2015:i:c:p:148-172
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ememar.2015.04.002
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    Keywords

    Capital budgeting; Cost of capital; Central and Eastern Europe;
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    JEL classification:

    • G31 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Capital Budgeting; Fixed Investment and Inventory Studies
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business

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