We investigate the potential for statistical forecasting of aggregate oil and gas investment on the Norwegian … random walk benchmark in an out-of-sample environment. Second, lags of investment growth, crude oil price growth and realized … volatility is found to be adequate predictors for the investment growth. Finally, there is a clear benefit from re-estimating the …

’s investment of endogenous size. Using a real option approach in continuous time, we show that profit sharing does not affect a … total investment. We also evaluate the reduction in the firm’s value due to profit sharing, linking this reduction to the …

subsequent fierce competition between resource extraction countries to attract scarce investment. This situation is not …

, investment, and the distribution of funds for consumption, particularly if the windfall is both anticipated and temporary. We … optimal policy involves cutting distortionary taxation in order to raise investment and wages; and where Ricardian consumers … investment in infrastructure …

imposing negative value-added taxes (subsidy) or positive specific taxes …

awards, together with a mix of taxes on parental income, and on the return to educational investment. It also makes school …

investment in which the government has access to labor taxation, education subsidies and capital taxation. Social insurance is …