This paper presents a non-technical overview of the recent investment literature with a special emphasis on the … connection between technological progress and the investment decision. First of all, we acknowledge that some dramatic advances …. Nonetheless, this new literature has not satisfactorily accounted for the investment-specific (or embodied) nature of technical …

In this paper, we extend the usual models of irreversible investment under uncertainty by introducing the stock of … public capital as an input for the private sector. Public investment takes place in a stochastic environment. Public capital … equilibrium analysis, as it is standard in models of irreversible investment under uncertainty. Even under uncertainty, the …

In this paper the impact of the corporate tax systems of the 15 EU-member states on the investment and the financing … which can affect cross-border location, investment and financing decisions. Moreover, recent reform proposals in Germany are … likely to have an impact both on investment patterns and financing decisions of US multinationals in Germany. …

effective marginal tax rates and thus can show whether an investment is favoured or discriminated against by a simple comparison …

motives for investment. Specifically, firms invest to expand capacity and to replace old machines. The model considers … irreversible investment under uncertainty and embodied technological progress. It is shown to be consistent with the following … empirical observations: Investment is lumpy and infrequent at the firm level; firms can invest even if they have not reached …