The Effect of Firm Subsidies on Credit Markets
Aleksandr Kazakov, Michael Koetter, Mirko Titze, Lena Tonzer
IWH Discussion Papers,
No. 24,
2022
Abstract
We use granular project-level information for the largest regional economic development program in German history to study whether government subsidies to firms affect the quantity and quality of bank lending. We combine the universe of recipient firms under the Improvement of Regional Economic Structures program (GRW) with their local banks during 1998-2019. The modalities of GRW subsidies to firms are determined at the EU level. Therefore, we use it to identify bank outcomes. Banks with relationships to more subsidized firms exhibit higher lending volumes without any significant differences in bank stability. Subsidized firms, in turn, borrow more indicating that banks facilitate regional economic development policies.
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Climate Policy and International Capital Reallocation
Marius Fourné, Xiang Li
IWH Discussion Papers,
No. 20,
2024
Abstract
This study employs bilateral data on external assets to examine the impact of climate policies on the reallocation of international capital. We find that the stringency of climate policy in the destination country is significantly and positively associated with an increase in the allocation of portfolio equity and banking investment to that country. However, it does not show significant effects on the allocation of foreign direct investment and portfolio debt. Our findings are not driven by valuation effects, and we present evidence that suggests diversification, suasion, and uncertainty mitigation as possible underlying mechanisms.
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05.09.2024 • 24/2024
Moderate economic growth in the world – German economy continues to stagnate
Production in Germany has been stagnating for two years and is roughly the same level as shortly before the outbreak of the pandemic. Investment of firms is particularly weak. An important reason for fewer investments is the sluggish export business. Private households are also holding back on consumption, mainly due to concerns about the longer-term economic outlook. According to the autumn forecast of the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH), gross domestic product in Germany is likely to stagnate in 2024 and to increase by 1.0% in 2025 as capacity utilisation normalises. In June, the IWH forecast had still assumed a growth of 0.3% in 2024 and of 1.5% in 2025. In East Germany, gross domestic product will increase by 0.3% this year and by 0.9% in 2025.
Oliver Holtemöller
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08.08.2024 • 23/2024
IWH-Insolvenztrend: Insolvenzzahlen erreichen im Juli Rekordwerte
Wie das Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle (IWH) in einer heute veröffentlichten Analyse festgestellt hat, ist die Zahl der Insolvenzen von Personen- und Kapitalgesellschaften in Deutschland im Juli überraschend deutlich angestiegen. Besonders viele Insolvenzen gab es im Verarbeitenden Gewerbe.
Steffen Müller
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09.07.2024 • 22/2024
IWH-Insolvenztrend: Zahl der Firmenpleiten geht im Juni erneut zurück
Die Zahl der Insolvenzen von Personen- und Kapitalgesellschaften ist im Juni zum zweiten Mal in Folge gesunken. Wie das Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle (IWH) mitteilt, sei die weitere Entwicklung des Insolvenzgeschehens im Sommer jedoch mit Unsicherheit behaftet.
Steffen Müller
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