competition a¤ects the industrial dynamics of investment, concentration, and expected returns. When firms have similar production …

question, the evidence suggests uncertainty is damaging for short-run investment and hiring, but there is some evidence it may …

This paper investigates the relationship between infation uncertainty and investment using a panel of loan-level data … investment. Moreover, there is a shift in the composition of investment away from fixed assets and towards working capital - the … more flexible factor of production - and fixed asset investment exhibits periods of inaction consistent with real option …

This report describes the complex and changing interrelationship between trade, domestic investment and foreign direct … investment (FDI) and provides examples of good practices in trade policymaking that create a healthy investment climate in … and home countries. After describing a typical investment project and its participants, the study identifies issues and …

This article estimates the effect of visa restrictions on bilateral trade flows and foreign direct investment (FDI … effects, it is at least questionable whether many of the existing visa restrictions would pass a cost-benefit test. …

employment, investment and productivity, and a moderate loss in GDP. This temporary impact of a second moment shock is different …

This paper analyses a dynamic game of investment in R&D or advertising, where current investments change future market … conditions. It investigates whether underinvestment can be supported in equilibrium by the threat of escalation in investment … investment in equilibrium. Furthermore, potential entry is introduced into the model so as to address the issues of market …