Bastian von Beschwitz and Conor T. Howells
Are Euro-Area Corporate Bond Markets Irrelevant?
The Effect of Bond Market Access on Investment
Federal Reserve Board, 2016
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Corporate capital market access has different ramifications for American firms than for European firms.
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Economists Bastian von Beschwitz and Conor T. Howells explore the relationship between capital market access and overall investment for firms in the United States and the European Union. While US firms regularly issue bonds, EU companies rely more on bank credit. But does the lack of a large corporate bond market put EU firms at a disadvantage in terms of their potential growth? getAbstract recommends this timely though esoteric report to those looking to understand the dynamics of the US and EU capital markets.
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About the Authors
Bastian von Beschwitz is an economist at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, where Conor T. Howells was a senior research assistant.
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