What are the causes of the growing trend of excess savings of the corporate sector in developed countries? An empirical analysis of three hypotheses
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formation; liquidity demand; financial leverage; financial constraints;All these keywords.
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- E2 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment
- G3 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance
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