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In the conventional literature related to investment decisions, less attention has been paid to the length of maturity … cost at the end of the borrowing period. In this study, the effects of selecting different maturity years on firms … suggest that (1) ceteris paribus an optimum maturity year appears to exist that maximises the NVP, and (2) the change of …
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In this paper we apply a real-option model to study the effects of tax rate uncertainty on a firm's decisions. In doing so, we depart from the relevant literature, which focuses on fully equity-financed investment project. By letting a representative firm borrow optimally, we show that debt...
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How should one evaluate investment projects whose CCAPM betas are uncertain? This question is particularly crucial for projects yielding long-lasting impacts on the economy, as is the case for example for many green investments. We define the notion of a certainty equivalent beta. We show that...
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This paper develops a dynamic two-country neoclassical stochastic growth model with incomplete markets. Short-term credit flows can be excessive and reverse suddenly. The equilibrium outcome is constrained inefficient due to pecuniary externalities. First, an undercapitalized country borrows too...
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I analyze how lack of commitment affects the maturity structure of sovereign debt. Governments balance benefits of …-term debt affects default and rollover decisions by subsequent policy makers. The equilibrium maturity structure is shaped by … maturity structure with positive gross positions and a shortening of the maturity structure when debt issuance is high, output …
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In this paper, we revisit the fiscal theory of the price level (FTPL) within the New Keynesian (NK) model. We show in … which cases the average maturity of government debt matters for the transmission of policy shocks. The central task of this … paper is to shed light on the theoretical predictions of the maturity structure on macro dynamics with an emphasis on model …
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This study compares incentive effects of various tax depreciation methods currently adopted in European transition economies. In these countries straight-line, geometric-degressive and accelerated depreciation measures are quite popular in combination with different corporate tax rates. Their...
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This paper examines how product market competition affects firms' timing of adopting a new technology as well as whether the market provides sufficient adoption incentives. It shows that adoption dates differ not only among symmetric firms but also among markets with Cournot and Bertrand...
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In a continuous-time framework we study the technology and investment choice problem of a continuous co …
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