developed financial systems by providing an alternative way to finance investment and helping overcome liquidity constraints …

This paper estimates the causal effect of corporate tax hikes on firm investment based on more than 1,400 local tax … changes. By observing planned and realized investment volumes in a representative sample of German manufacturing firms, we can … study how tax hikes induce firms to revise their investment decisions. On average, the share of firms that invest less than …

the United States called Opportunity Zones (OZs). The goal of this provision was to spur private investment in OZs in … the impact of OZs on commercial investment and economic activity. Using data on the universe of all significant commercial … investments in the United States, we find that OZ selection led to practically no increase in investment in OZs. These findings …

per capita in oil exporting countries through higher investment activities. This relationship is explored for Iran and the … oil revenues, GDP and investment can be confirmed for all countries. While the cointegration vector is found to be unique … for Iran, long run equations for GDP and investment per capita are distinguished for the Gulf countries. Both variables …

loans on production and investment decisions, input use, and yields. Using a multiple treatment methodology, it explores the … important as lack of funding for new investment in capital for rural producers in Mexico. Producers benefit from easing their …

The international economic debate on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) has focused mainly on …

While the recent increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) to African countries is a welcome development, the … the impact of FDI on development is through its effects on domestic factor markets, especially domestic investment and … employment. In this context, this study analyses the two-way linkages between FDI and domestic investment in Sub-Saharan Africa …