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Business groups, financing constraints, and investment : the case of India

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  • Gangopadhyay, Shubashis
  • Lensink, Robert
  • Molen, Remco van der

    (Groningen University)

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We examine the effect of business group affiliation on corporate investment behavior in India. We use a data set containing 684 Indian listed companies for the 1989-1997 period. We estimate a simple investment equation and find evidence that cash flow has a positive effect on investment spending of stand-alone firms, whereas for group affiliates cash flow is either insignificant or has a much lower coefficient. This suggests that business group affiliates have better access to external funds than stand-alone firms.

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  • Gangopadhyay, Shubashis & Lensink, Robert & Molen, Remco van der, 2002. "Business groups, financing constraints, and investment : the case of India," Research Report 02E02, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management).
  • Handle: RePEc:gro:rugsom:02e02
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    1. Ömer Tuğsal Doruk, . "Neither Parasite nor Paragon: Are Business Groups a Source of Competitive Power?," Prague Economic Papers, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 0.
    2. Ömer T. Doruk, 2022. "Neither Parasite nor Paragon: Are Business Groups a Source of Competitive Power?," Prague Economic Papers, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2022(2), pages 143-168.
    3. Lee, Kang-Kook & Islam, Md. Rabiul, 2011. "Financial Development and Financing Constraints in a Developing Country: The Case of Bangladesh," Indian Economic Review, Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics, vol. 46(1), pages 41-67.

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