Investment decision-making is modeled by means of a Kohonen neural net, where neurons represent firms. This is done in …

This paper analyzes a model of investment with fixed investment costs and capital market imperfections. In this model … finance influences the level of capital firms hold, as well as the frequency at which they invest. In consequence investment …, when the short-run investment function is estimated, liquidity has a significant impact, which is also strongest for strong …

profitability to the entrepreneur, and increases the investment threshold. The net effect is negative, because lower downside risk …Limited liability debt financing of irreversible investments can affect investment timing through an entrepreneur … entrepreneur's unique investment opportunity, and it is shown in a standard model of irreversible investment that includes the …

investment problems have been formulated. …

This paper studies whether and how capital investment and economic freedom jointly endogenize economic growth. The … the crucial role of both domestic and foreign capital investment and economic freedom for rapid growth. Countries that … improve economic freedom and that bolster capital investment tend to experience faster growth. The domestic investment rate …

- income countries for the period 1980-2002 and then project investment needs in these sectors until 2010. Our projections …

sector this paper shows that investment incentives may vary depending on the applied auction scheme. The model is designed as … a two stage game, where the franchisee decides about investment on the first and competes with a potential market … entrant on the second stage. Investment tends to be higher in sealed bid auctions than in an English auction, since the …