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Title: | Financial crisis effect on Latin American companies’ debts |
Authors: | Nascimento Jucá, Michele Fishlow, Albert |
Keywords: | Finance -- Latin America Social security -- Latin America Disinvestment -- Latin America Political science -- Latin America Macroeconomics Microeconomics |
Issue Date: | 2020 |
Publisher: | University of Piraeus. International Strategic Management Association |
Citation: | Nascimento Juca, M., & Fishlow, A. (2020). Financial crisis effect on Latin American companies’ debts. European Research Studies Journal, 23(2), 421-444. |
Abstract: | Purpose: This study aims to verify changes in the debt structure of companies in the main Latin American countries. Approach/Methodology/Design: A difference-in-differences test is applied in a sample of 520 publicly-traded and closed companies, whose data are collected in the previous (2003-2007) and subsequent (2008-2012) periods of the crisis. Findings: The results include the replacement of bank debts by private and public non-bank debts, reduction of maturity of debts and relevance of better level of governance or regulatory environment of countries in guaranteeing the rights of creditors in this process. Practical Implications: These results are in line with the countercyclical fiscal policy adopted by these countries, guaranteeing them greater credibility in international markets. Social Implications: This study also suggest questions for future research. Each Latin American country faces many problems that are motivated by diverse events - political, for example - that impact the economy. That task involves the broadening of this methodology to incorporate internal shocks as well as global crisis. Originality/Value: One of the principal contributions of this study is the finding that companies in the main Latin American countries replace their banking credit by utilizing non-banks, just as done by the developed countries. Understanding better this effect of the global financial crisis may lead to helpful permanent macroeconomic and microeconomic measures. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/57444 |
ISSN: | 11082976 |
Appears in Collections: | European Research Studies Journal, Volume 23, Issue 2 |
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