Cost hysteresis in the Spanish firm. An empirical analysis
La histéresis de los costes en la empresa española. Un análisis empírico
Abstract
This paper presents the results of an empirical analysis of cost hysteresis in Spanish companies. Based on a wide sample of non-listed Spanish firms for the period 2009-2019, he obtained evidence on the existence of an asymmetric behaviour of costs. In the presence of decreases in activity, the reduction experienced by costs is less than proportional, as they appear to remain stuck or retained. However, this asymmetric behaviour, also called sticky behaviour, is not present in all types of cost, shows significantly different degrees and does not appear to exist in certain industries. Our results are robust and represent a contribution to our current knowledge on the cost structure of Spanish companies.
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