We examine how firm and country heterogeneity shape the response of corporate investment in emerging markets to changes … the costs of external borrowing and (ii) a real options channel-reflecting firms' option values to delay investment. We … find evidence of the coexistence of both channels. Financially weaker firms reduce investment by more in response to higher …

. Investment rises robustly soon after the news arrives, while GDP does not increase until after 5 years. Employment rates fall …

This paper analyzes the evolution of investment in China, its main features, and its key determinants. In recent years …, manufacturing, real estate, and infrastructure have been the main drivers of investment. Investment remains largely concentrated in … determinants of investment indicates that financial variables, such as interest rates, the exchange rate, and the depth of the …

This paper proposes a possible framework for identifying excessive investment. Based on this method, it finds evidence … that some types of investment are becoming excessive in China, particularly in inland provinces. In these regions, private … consumption has on average become more dependent on investment (rather than vice versa) and the impact is relatively short …

Over the past two decades, the growth rate of outward foreign direct investment (FDI) from developing and transition …, it is important to assess how domestic investment responds to such outflows. This study empirically examines the effects … of outward FDI on domestic investment in developing countries. Using data from 121 developing and transition economies …

In this paper I apply firm-level analysis to examine how the Brexit process has affected business investment in the UK … had a considerable and statistically significant negative impact on firm investment in the UK after the referendum. At the … same time, the post-referendum sterling depreciation has likely contributed positively to investment expenditure by more …

Greece’s investment rate plunged following the Sovereign Debt Crisis (SDC) and remained one of the lowest in the world … in 2019. This paper explores recent investment dynamics and compares them against estimated benchmarks. Our results … suggest that Greece has been under-investing since the SDC, with private investment notably lagging behind. The estimated …

of firm investment and its growth, and we also document the presence of two financial channels; the degree of firms … ownership data, we find that private investments are stimulated more for domestic firms. The presence of a private investment …

particular focus on the role played by financial frictions and investment dynamics. The paper provides two main contributions …. First, we empirically document that lower investment during financial crises is the key factor leading to permanent loss of …