Annals of the University of Oradea: Economic Science (Jul 2017)
AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF THE 2007-2008 FINANCIAL CRISIS ON CHANGES IN THE VALUE CREATION OF FIRMS IN INDIVIDUAL INDUSTRIAL SECTORS
Abstract
The main goal of this paper to answer the question: what are the factors that influence the value of the firm and how does the influencing force of these factors take shape in the various sectors of ten industries, in the light of the aftermath of the 2007-2008 global financial crisis. Regarding the effects of the crisis, are there any differences among the examined industrial sectors? In this study I examined the validity of my hypothesis with using the available database which I have set according to the related literature reviewed and research objectives. After the literature review I conducted statistical research to answer the research question of this paper. This study proceeds as follow. The first section classifies the firm value drivers based on the related literature. The second part describes the economic crisis, introducing its financial aspects. The next section is the empirical part of the paper, I reveal the database used for my own study. The third part illustrates the panel regression model, the applied method of empirical analysis and the results of the research. Finally, the fourth section includes the concluding remarks. In this paper it is not my purpose to compare the earlier published and already existing research results with my own results.
