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title: Working Paper 284
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/onb-oenbwp-284/
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updated: 2026-10-30
license: Summaries CC BY 4.0; links go to the original sources
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identifier: RePEc:onb:oenbwp:284
source_url: https://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:onb:oenbwp:284
featured: 2026-10-30
citations: unknown
topic: Risk, Credit & Banking
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# Working Paper 284

Using Austrian firm data, tighter monetary policy reduces productivity-enhancing investment and firm total factor productivity, with stronger effects among highly leveraged firms.

- Source: https://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:onb:oenbwp:284
- Identifier: RePEc:onb:oenbwp:284
- Released: 2026-10-26
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 137 (2026-10-30): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2026-10-30/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): not tracked
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Risk, Credit & Banking
- Authors: Karin Klieber, Michael Sigmund, Maria Teresa Valderrama

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