To analyze business fixed investment in Japan, which has been unusually volatile in recent years, we develop and apply … a loglinear flexible accelerator model. We find that movements in business fixed investment are consistent with …

We show that supply-side financial shocks have a large impact on firms' investment. We develop a new methodology to … of aggregate loan and investment fluctuations …

We use firm-level panel data to explore the extent to which fixed investment responds to tax reforms in 14 OECD … countries. Previous studies have often found that investment does not respond to changes in the marginal cost of investment. We … of them. In so doing, we find evidence of statistically and economically significant investment responses to tax changes …

decrease their Ramp;D spending (our main proxy for long-term investment) more than Japanese firms. We find no evidence that …

with the cost of capital cannot be found, investment in Japanese manufacturing shows until 1974 a strong association with … of capitalis the major determinant of investment …

Japan's macroeconomic performance, as reflected by impulse response functions for investment, employment and output. Our …

stagnation of investment, especially private fixed investment, was the primary culprit. I then investigate the causes of the …

Over the past century the long-run growth of six economies shows a strong association between investment in machinery …, and that a high rate of machinery investment is a necessary prerequisite for rapid long-run productivity growth - a …