rise to a "multiplier." Since such "multipliers" are ignored by firms making investment decisions, privately optimal … investment choices under uncertainty will not in general be socially optimal. Under reasonable conditions, private investment is …

This paper examines whether agricultural insurance can boost investment by small scale farmers in West Africa. We … impact of insurance on cotton, but, consistent with microeconomic theory, we find significant spillover impacts on investment … that limited its impacts. Overall, this study suggests a promising role of index insurance for stimulating investment, but …

This paper examines the importance of financial constraints for firm investment expenditures by looking at the … relationship between investment expenditures and proceeds from voluntary asset sales in financially healthy US manufacturing … companies. Specifically, we examine whether asset sales have a greater influence on investment expenditures for firms that are …

generate more patents per R&D dollar, and their investment in R&D is more highly valued by equity markets. We present evidence …

The ifo Investment Survey asks firms in the German manufacturing sector about the importance of sales, technological … factors, finance, return expectations, and macroeconomic policy for their investment activity in a given year. We show that … these subjective investment determinants 1) capture economically what their labels suggest, and 2) have strong explanatory …