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Corporate finance and economic activity in the euro area

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  • De Fiore, Fiorella
  • Raudsaar, Taavi
  • McCann, Fergal
  • Carluccio, Juan
  • Horny, Guillaume
  • Finaldi Russo, Paolo
  • Caruana Briffa, Elaine
  • Metzemakers, Paul
  • van der Veer, Koen
  • Herman, Uroš
  • Karšay, Alexander
  • Mäki-Fränti, Petri
  • Servant, François
  • De Socio, Antonio
  • Hertkorn, Andreas
  • Karmazin, Branislav
  • Rupprecht, Manuel
  • Geiger, Felix
  • Farinha, Luísa
  • Rodriguez-Palenzuela, Diego
  • Ferrando, Annalisa
  • Wintr, Ladislav
  • Vitale, Giovanni
  • Darracq Pariès, Matthieu
  • Lenza, Michele
  • Martinez-Carrascal, Carmen
  • Carboni, Giacomo
  • Köhler-Ulbrich, Petra
  • Waschiczek, Walter
  • Zachary, Marie-Denise
  • Georgakopoulos, Vasilis
  • Kapatais, Demetris
  • Lalouette, Laure

Abstract

This report analyses and reviews the corporate finance structure of non-financial corporations (NFCs) in the euro area, including how they interact with the macroeconomic environment. Special emphasis is placed on the crisis that began in 2007-08, thus underlining the relevance of financing and credit conditions to investment and economic activity in turbulent times. When approaching such a broad topic, a number of key questions arise. How did the corporate sector JEL Classification: E0, E5

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  • De Fiore, Fiorella & Raudsaar, Taavi & McCann, Fergal & Carluccio, Juan & Horny, Guillaume & Finaldi Russo, Paolo & Caruana Briffa, Elaine & Metzemakers, Paul & van der Veer, Koen & Herman, Uroš & Kar, 2013. "Corporate finance and economic activity in the euro area," Occasional Paper Series 151, European Central Bank.
    • Handle: RePEc:ecb:ecbops:2013151
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    • E0 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General
    • E5 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit

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