Cross–Sectoral Variation in Firm–Level Idiosyncratic Risk
dc.contributor.author | Castro, Rui | |
dc.contributor.author | Clementi, Gian Luca | |
dc.contributor.author | Lee, Yoonsoo | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-10-18T21:38:32Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-10-18T21:38:32Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010-10 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1866/4229 | |
dc.publisher | Université de Montréal. Département de sciences économiques. | fr |
dc.subject | Schumpeterian Competition | en |
dc.subject | Creative Destruction | en |
dc.subject | Product Turnover | en |
dc.subject | R&D Intensity | en |
dc.subject | Investment–Specific Technological Change | en |
dc.subject | JEL: D24, L16, L60, O30, O31 | en |
dc.title | Cross–Sectoral Variation in Firm–Level Idiosyncratic Risk | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
dc.contributor.affiliation | Université de Montréal. Faculté des arts et des sciences. Département de sciences économiques | |
dcterms.abstract | We estimate firm–level idiosyncratic risk in the U.S. manufacturing sector. Our proxy for risk is the volatility of the portion of growth in sales or TFP which is not explained by either industry– or economy–wide factors, or firm characteristics systematically associated with growth itself. We find that idiosyncratic risk accounts for about 90% of the overall uncertainty faced by firms. The extent of cross–sectoral variation in idiosyncratic risk is remarkable. Firms in the most volatile sector are subject to at least three times as much uncertainty as firms in the least volatile. Our evidence indicates that idiosyncratic risk is higher in industries where the extent of creative destruction is likely to be greater. | en |
dcterms.isPartOf | urn:ISSN:0709-9231 | |
dcterms.language | eng | en |
UdeM.VersionRioxx | Version publiée / Version of Record | |
oaire.citationTitle | Cahier de recherche | |
oaire.citationIssue | 2010-07 |
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