The Euro and Corporate Financing before the Crisis Name: ___________________ 1. When Bris et al. (2014) split the sample of euro firms between firms in weak euro countries and strong euro countries; they find that for the weak euro countries the annual increase in external financing is ______ (larger or smaller) than that of strong euro countries. 2. Bris et al. (2014) find an increase in external financing among euro countries. Name four explanations given in the article for this finding: 1._______________________ 2._______________________ 3._______________________ 4._______________________ 3. Bris et al. (2014) show that external financing has increased more in the 2003-2006 time period than that in the 1999-2002 period. They explain that __________ is the main reason for this finding. 4. Bris et al. (2014) show that external financing increase in the Euro region prior to the Euro Crisis is more in _____ (debt or equity). 5. Which industry in the weak Euro countries has the largest increase in external financing according to the article? __________ 6. Name one weak euro country according to the article: __________ and one strong euro country according to the article: __________ 7. The Euro Debt Crisis has ________ (increased or decreased) issuance activity on corporate bond markets and has ________ (increased or decreased) issuance activity on government bond markets in the post-crisis period.