and sustainable energy production. This Energy Investment Tax Allowance (EIA in Dutch) reduces up-front investment costs … deduct some of the investment costs from their taxable profits. The EIA may also reduce search costs by investors to find … revenues to subsidise investment in energy-efficient technologies and renewable energy is not very different from using on …

persistent decline in investment. Moreover, the territorial dispute has led to persistent pessimism in these firms' expectations … about future sales, which can explain 60% of the overall decline in investment. …

This paper uses a yearly dataset of plant-level investment in Colombian firms during the period 1997 to 2007 to assess … significant correlation is found between the boom observed in investment and the adoption of the tax policy. However, the … tests. Overall, it is concluded that the tax stimulus analyzed was ineffective in promoting investment in Colombia. …