The Rise in Firm-Level Volatility: Causes and Consequences
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Copyright 2006
ISBN 0262072726
We document that the recent decline in aggregate volatility has been accompanied by a large increase in firm-level risk. The negative relationship between firm-level and aggregate risk seems to be present across industries in the United States and across OECD countries. Firm-level volatility increases after deregulation, and it is linked to research and development (R&D) spending, as well as access to external financing. Further, R&D intensity is also associated with lower correlation of sectoral growth with the rest of the economy.
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Copy CitationDiego A. Comin and Thomas Philippon, NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2005, Volume 20 (MIT Press, 2006), chap. 3, https://www.nber.org/books-and-chapters/nber-macroeconomics-annual-2005-volume-20/rise-firm-level-volatility-causes-and-consequences.
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