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View article: Drought and Cattle: Implications for Ranchers & Consumers
Drought and Cattle: Implications for Ranchers & Consumers Open
Drought has become more intense and frequent in many areas of the United States in recent years.Despite growing concerns about drought's effects on the agricultural sector, few studies have quantified its effects on the cattle industry.In …
View article: Drought Risk to the Agriculture Sector
Drought Risk to the Agriculture Sector Open
Drought is a perennial and long-term risk that can negatively affect the farm economy through lower yields, loss of crops, reduced farm revenues, and lower sales for farm suppliers. As risks from climate change mount, understanding how dro…
View article: Housing Market Value Impairment from Future Sea-level Rise Inundation
Housing Market Value Impairment from Future Sea-level Rise Inundation Open
The rate of future global sea-level rise will likely increase due to elevated ocean temperatures and increases in land-ice melt. Nearly 40 percent of the U.S. population lives in coastal communities, and coastal properties are expected to …
View article: Corporate Leverage and Investment
Corporate Leverage and Investment Open
In this article, we examine the relationship between high corporate leverage and future firm investment spending on structures, machinery, and equipment. In other words, we examine how debt influences the growth of a firm’s capital stock o…
View article: Capital Reallocation and Capital Investment
Capital Reallocation and Capital Investment Open
Corporate debt levels have grown substantially during the 10-year recovery from the global financial crisis. This debt might be expected to finance investments that support firm expansion, as the U.S. economy has experienced strong growth …
View article: Energy investment variability within the macroeconomy
Energy investment variability within the macroeconomy Open
Over the past 10 years, the U.S. energy sector has exerted substantial influence?both positive and negative?on overall U.S. business fixed investment. From 2010 to 2014, a time when energy production in the United States was expanding, inv…
View article: Do Adverse Oil Price Shocks Change Loan Contract Terms for Energy Firms?
Do Adverse Oil Price Shocks Change Loan Contract Terms for Energy Firms? Open
This article examined whether the relationship between creditworthiness and loan spreads for energy firms in the syndicated loan market changed after the 2014 oil-price shock. {{p}} The authors use syndicated loans, which are jointly funde…