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Owner type and investment of private firms

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  • Hanousek, Jan
  • Estrin, Saul
  • Shamshur, Anastasiya

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Using detailed ownership and financial information from a large sample of private firms from 24 European countries over the period from 2001 to 2018, we examine the relationship between the category of owner and firm investment decisions. Though the literature has been quite critical of the performance of family-owned firms, we find them to exhibit higher gross investment rates and substantially higher sensitivity to investment opportunities, profitability, cash flow and value-added growth compared to corporate and institutional owners. At the same time, and more consistent with the literature, family-owned firms are found to invest significantly less in intangible assets compared to other ownership types. To demonstrate the robustness of our results, we employ matching samples complemented by analysis of owner type transitions from family owners to corporate and institutional owners.

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  • Hanousek, Jan & Estrin, Saul & Shamshur, Anastasiya, 2022. "Owner type and investment of private firms," CEPR Discussion Papers 17774, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpr:ceprdp:17774
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    Private firms; Europe;

    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
    • D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis

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