Macroeconomic uncertainty and corporate liquidity: the Indian case

Saumitra Bhaduri and Mrinal Kanti

Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market Economies, 2011, vol. 4, issue 1, 167-180

Abstract: Interest in the uncertainties prevailing at the macroeconomic level has always been well known in economic literature. This article analyses the effect of firm level and macroeconomic uncertainty on the decisions of Indian firms with regard to their optimal cash holdings. Using a dynamic panel data model, the study finds strong support for the hypothesis that Indian firms increase their cash holdings with an increase in either form of uncertainty. Also, results for the sub-samples show that middle-aged and middle-sized firms are most affected by variations in macroeconomic uncertainty.

Keywords: macroeconomics; uncertainty; liquidity; Indian corporate liquidity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1080/17520843.2011.548622

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