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Depreciation Rates in a Transition Economy: Evidence from Czech Panel Data

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Lubomir Lizal (CERGE-EI)

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This paper examines industrial differences in depreciation rates and the suitability of financial data for a microeconomic analysis. Depreciation is a main source of enterprise investment and serves as a source for replacement of obsolete or used-up capital. The findings on capital structure in this paper are consistent with the common view that heavy industry firms have long-life capital while firms operating in electronics, or light industry as a whole, have a capital structure containing a higher portion of a short-life capital. Also, larger firms are more likely to have a higher portion of long-life capital, like real estate. The last conclusion drawn from this analysis is that certain types of financial data might be highly influenced by seasonal effects which could operate as a measurement error and therefore distort estimates which are sensitive to measurement error.

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Date of creation: 19 Feb 2001
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Keywords: Measurement error; Depreciation; Investment; Financial data; Transition;

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C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data
D21 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior
G31 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Capital Budgeting; Investment Policy
K34 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Tax Law
M4 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting - - Accounting
P11 - Economic Systems - - Capitalist Systems - - - Planning, Coordination, and Reform

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  1. Jaromír Hurník & David Navrátil, 2005. "Potential Output In The Czech Republic: A Production Function Approach," Prague Economic Papers, University of Economics, Prague, vol. 2005(3), pages 253-266. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Lubomir Lizal, 2001. "Does a Soft Macroeconomic Environment Induce Restructuring on the Microeconomic Level during the Transition Period? Evidence from Investment Behavior of Czech Enterprises," Development and Comp Systems 0012010, EconWPA. [Downloadable!]
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  3. Prasnikar, Janez & Svejnar, Jan, 2003. "Investment, Wages and Ownership During the Transition to a Market Economy: Evidence from Slovenian Firms," CEPR Discussion Papers 4144, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  4. Lubomir Lizal & Jan Svejnar, 2001. "Financial Conditions and Investment during the Transition: Evidence from Czech Firms," Development and Comp Systems 0012008, EconWPA. [Downloadable!]
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  5. Lubomir Lizal & Jan Svejnar, 2001. "Investment, Credit Rationing and the Soft Budget Constraint: Evidence from Czech Panel Data," William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series 363, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross Business School. [Downloadable!]
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  6. Dana Hajkova, 2008. "The Measurement of Capital Services in the Czech Republic," Working Papers 2008/11, Czech National Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
  7. Fidrmuc , Jarko & Horváth, Roman & Horváthová, Eva, 2008. "Corporate Interest Rates and the Financial Accelerator in the Czech Republic," Discussion Papers in Economics 7191, University of Munich, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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