The Role of Corporate Cash Holdings in the Transmission of Monetary Policy Tightening

The Role of Corporate Cash Holdings in the Transmission of Monetary Policy Tightening
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Volume/Issue: Volume 2024 Issue 245
Publication date: November 2024
ISBN: 9798400296321
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Summary

The U.S. economy has been exceeding expectations amid one of the most aggressive monetary policy tightening cycles. This paper provides firm-level evidence showing that abundant cash holdings enable firms to benefit from higher interest rates, thereby reducing net interest payments and mitigate the adverse impact from interest rate hikes to firms' investment and employment.