Measuring the Costs of Short-Termism

Posted: 12 Oct 2015

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Richard Davies

Bank of England

Andrew Haldane

Bank of England

Mette Nielsen

Bank of England

Silvia Pezzini

Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Date Written: July 9, 2013

Abstract

A potential cost of modern capital markets is short-termism, with agents in the financial intermediation chain weighing near-term outcomes too heavily at the expense of longer-term opportunities and thus forgoing valuable investment projects and potential output. This paper sets out an analytical framework and empirical estimates of the potential costs of short-termism arising from distortions to the cost of capital and investment intentions.

Keywords: Financial economics, Investment

Suggested Citation

Davies, Richard and Haldane, Andrew and Nielsen, Mette and Pezzini, Silvia, Measuring the Costs of Short-Termism (July 9, 2013). Journal of Financial Stability, Vol. 12, 2014, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2672698

Richard Davies

Bank of England ( email )

Threadneedle Street
London, EC2R 8AH
United Kingdom

Andrew Haldane

Bank of England ( email )

Threadneedle Street
London, EC2R 8AH
United Kingdom

Mette Nielsen

Bank of England ( email )

Threadneedle Street
London, EC2R 8AH
United Kingdom

Silvia Pezzini (Contact Author)

Hong Kong Monetary Authority ( email )

3 Garden Road, 30th Floor
Hong Kong
Hong Kong

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