Finance Papers
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
2006
Publication Source
Review of Finance
Volume
10
Issue
1
Start Page
1
Last Page
37
DOI
10.1007/s10679-006-6977-3
Abstract
We study how the adoption of the euro as the common currency in Europe has affected firms' investment rates. Using corporate data from the eleven countries that adopted the euro in January 1999, as well as from a control sample of five other European countries, our paper shows that: (i) the euro has increased investments for firms from countries that previously had weak currencies, (ii) the euro has had a positive impact on financially constrained firms' investments, and (iii) the euro has decreased investments for financially unconstrained firms from countries that previously had strong currencies.
Copyright/Permission Statement
This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Review of Finance following peer review. The version of record is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10679-006-6977-3.
Recommended Citation
Bris, A., Koskinen, Y., & Nilsson, M. (2006). The Real Effects of the Euro: Evidence From Corporate Investments. Review of Finance, 10 (1), 1-37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10679-006-6977-3
Date Posted: 27 November 2017
This document has been peer reviewed.
Comments
At the time of publication, author Yrjo Koskinen was affiliated with Boston University School of Management and CEPR. Currently, he is a faculty member at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.