The Euro and Corporate Valuations

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Finance and Financial Management
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Bris, Arturo
Koskinen, Yrjo
Nilsson, Mattias
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In this paper, we study the changes in corporate valuations induced by the adoption of the euro as the common currency in Europe. We use corporate-level data from seventeen European countries, of which eleven adopted the euro. We show that the introduction of the euro has increased Tobin's Q-ratios by 17.1% in the {euro-area} countries that previously had weak currencies. Part of the increase in corporate valuations is explained by the decrease in interest rates and by the decrease in the cost of equity. The increases in Tobin's Q are larger for firms that would be harmed by currency devaluations.

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2009-01-01
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Review of Financial Studies
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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.
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