Investment fell sharply in the euro area after the financial crisis and has not yet returned to pre-crisis levels in … investment dynamics. By doing so, we compare five prominent uncertainty proxies put forward in the recent literature: the … type of uncertainty proxy, we document pronounced negative investment responses to uncertainty shocks. We further show that …

In this paper I assess empirically the sign of the uncertainty-investment relation in Brazil within a quadratic … investment can be enlarged with the adoption of a sustainable macroeconomic policy that rules out uncertainty-yielding shocks … investment. …

the low carbon-emitting sector, and (ii) reduce real investment and the capital stock in the highly carbon-emitting sector …, while real investment in the sector with low carbon emissions tends to fare better. To apply the theoretical predictions to … low carbon emissions, and (ii) substantial investment reallocation takes place, in particular from the manufacturing …