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Investment under Stormy Skies: The Case of Russian Firms during 2004-2016

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  • Altug, Sumru
  • Yesiltas, Sevcan

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In this study, we quantify the effects of uncertainty on investment decisions for the Russian economy. We employ an empirical specification where the dynamics of investment under uncertainty are captured by an error correction model of investment. We use a rich panel of Russian non-financial firms which is uniquely suited to studying investment in Russia over the period 2004-2016. We treat the sanctions regime instituted in 2014 against entities in Russia as a quasi-natural experiment. To control for the heterogeneous effects of the ruble devaluation and oil price decline that occurred concurrently with the sanctions regime, we exploit firm-level and sectoral variation in our micro level data set that covers both large firms and SMEs. We find significant negative effects of uncertainty on the response of investment to demand shocks due to the sanctions regime after isolating the effects of foreign exchange exposure that works through balance sheet channel of the ruble devaluation, the effects of the oil-cost dependence in production as well as of the indirect effects of trade linkages with sanctioning countries on the investment rate

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  • Altug, Sumru & Yesiltas, Sevcan, 2021. "Investment under Stormy Skies: The Case of Russian Firms during 2004-2016," CEPR Discussion Papers 16646, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpr:ceprdp:16646
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    Keywords

    Uncertainty; Irreversible investment; Oil prices; Sanctions; Financing constraints; Firm-level data; Russian federation; Ruble devaluation;
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    JEL classification:

    • C33 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
    • G31 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Capital Budgeting; Fixed Investment and Inventory Studies

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