Has Inventory Investment Been Liquidity-Constrained? Evidence From U.S. Panel Data

August 1, 2001

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Yungsan Kim, and Woon Gyu Choi. Has Inventory Investment Been Liquidity-Constrained? Evidence From U.S. Panel Data, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2001) accessed November 21, 2024

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Summary

Based on an analysis of high-frequency panel data for U.S. firms, this paper finds that inventory investment has been liquidity-constrained in most periods during 1975-97, but less so, or not at all, during recessions. This result can be justified on the grounds that inventory fluctuations are largely attributable to unexpected sales shocks, and that firms increase liquid assets before recessions. Moreover, this results holds irrespective of whether the firm has a bond rating, contrary to the finding of Kashyap, Lamont, and Stein (1994) that inventory investment is liquidity-constrained during recessions only for firms without bond ratings.

Subject: Asset and liability management, Bond ratings, Currencies, Financial institutions, Liquidity, Liquidity indicators, Liquidity management, Monetary policy, Monetary tightening, Money

Keywords: Bond ratings, Currencies, Firm selection criterion, Inventory investment, Liquidity, Liquidity constraint, Liquidity management, Liquidity position, Monetary policy, Monetary tightening, Mover accent, Panel data, Representative firm, S&P firm, Sales growth, Senior debt, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

41
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Working Paper No. 2001/122
Stock No:

WPIEA1222001
ISBN:

9781451854497
ISSN:

1018-5941

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