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Liquidity Constraints, Production Costs and Output Decisions

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  • Povel, Paul

    (Sonderforschungsbereich 504)

  • Raith, Michael

    (Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago)

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This paper analyses the effects of liquidity constraints on a firm's output decisions by emphasizing the role of production costs. We present a simple duopoly model in which firms have to produce goods and incur production costs before they can offer their products in the market. A financially constrained firm may choose to obtain external funds by agreeing on a financial contract with a bank, which we derive endogenously. After signing the contract, the firm chooses its level of production. Finally, its revenue, and hence the ability to repay the loan, depends on the firms' output levels and the realization of a stochastic demand function. We find that with endogenous debt contracts, existing debt has no effect on a firm's desired output level, as compared to a firm with a deep pocket. The requirement that production costs be debt-financed, however, places a constraint on the output level. As a result, in equilibrium, firms are forced to internalise the expected costs of possible bankruptcy, which leads firms to reduce output. This main result, and some other results we obtain, are consistent with empirical evidence.

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  • Povel, Paul & Raith, Michael, 1997. "Liquidity Constraints, Production Costs and Output Decisions," Sonderforschungsbereich 504 Publications 98-49, Sonderforschungsbereich 504, Universität Mannheim;Sonderforschungsbereich 504, University of Mannheim.
    • Handle: RePEc:xrs:sfbmaa:98-49
    Note: Financial Support from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, SFB 504, at the University of Mannheim, is gratefully acknowledged.
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    Cited by:

    1. Murat Usman, 2004. "Optimal Debt Contracts with Renegotiation," Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 13(4), pages 755-776, December.
    2. Faure-Grimaud, Antoine, 2000. "Product market competition and optimal debt contracts: The limited liability effect revisited," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 44(10), pages 1823-1840, December.
    3. Khanna, Naveen & Schroder, Mark, 2010. "Optimal debt contracts and product market competition with exit and entry," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 145(1), pages 156-188, January.

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    JEL classification:

    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • G33 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Bankruptcy; Liquidation
    • L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets

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