Monetary Policy, Cash Flow and Corporate Investment: Empirical Evidence from Vietnam

Linh My Tran, Chi Hong Mai, Phuoc Huu Le, Chi Linh Vu Bui, Linh Viet Phuong Nguyen and Toan Luu Duc Huynh
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Linh My Tran: Faculty of Accounting and Auditing, Banking University of Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
Chi Hong Mai: Faculty of Accounting and Auditing, Banking University of Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
Phuoc Huu Le: English Faculty, Foreign Trade University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
Chi Linh Vu Bui: Faculty of Business Administration, Banking University of Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
Linh Viet Phuong Nguyen: Faculty of Finance, Banking University of Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
Toan Luu Duc Huynh: School of Banking, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam;

JRFM, 2019, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: This paper examines the relationships between macroscopic determinants (typically, monetary policies) and microscopic factors (mainly, cash flows and other controlling variables) on corporate investment. By employing system-GMM estimation for the 250 Vietnamese non-financial firms, the authors find that the expansionary monetary policy not only encourages the borrowing activities but also results in more corporate investment activities over the period from 2006 to 2016. Noticeably, the internal cash flow is also significant factor, which enhances the activities of corporate investment. Finally, there are differences between internal cash flow effects on corporate investments between two groups, divided by three theoretical criteria. To recapitulate, our implications highlight the importance of monetary policy stability for sustainable growth in corporate investment in Vietnam.

Keywords: monetary policy; cash flow; investment; GMM (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C E F2 F3 G (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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