We develop a model that examines the capital structure and investment decisions of regulated firms in a setting that …

us to reject this view. In fact, a net capital inflow made possible to meet the demand for investment boosting economic …

This Paper documents four basic facts about investment goods and investment prices. First, investment has a very …, and transportation) are much less important for investment than for consumption. Third, the import content of investment …

When new technologies become available, it is not only essential that firms have the correct investment incentives, but … often also that consumers make the proper usage decisions. This paper studies investment and usage in a shared ATM network …. Because all banks coordinate their ATM investment decisions, there is no strategic but only a pure cost-saving incentive to …

the provision of long-term finance. This approach suggests that the separation between the analysis of investment and that … of finance, which has been the starting point of corporate finance theory, is untenable in a multi-period context in …

incentives for investment in rolling stock, following the privatization of British Rail. Theoretical predictions are tested … empirically using a unique panel of data. Theory suggests that short franchise lengths reduce incentives to invest in specific … incentives for delayed investment. Investing just before the end of the franchise enhances the incumbent’s probability of having …

This Paper investigates the empirical relationship between uncertainty and investment dynamics. This is motivated by … the real options literature, which suggests a weaker response of investment to demand shocks at higher levels of … can be detected as a smaller impact of sales growth on investment for firms facing higher uncertainty. Using a stock …

investment in Germany, and, if so, is this a consequence of bank representation on companies' supervisory boards (which, it is …