Investment in network infrastructure can boost long-term economic growth in OECD countries. Moreover, infrastructure … investment can have a positive effect on growth that goes beyond the effect of the capital stock because of economies of scale … between infrastructure and economic growth. Time-series results reveal a positive impact of infrastructure investment on …

This paper finds that coherent regulatory policies can boost investment in network industries of OECD economies. Rate … changed investment in network industries. According to the theoretical literature, regulatory uncertainty exposes both types …-of-return regulation because investment decisions (what can be included in the rate base) are usually evaluated in a discretionary manner …

combined investment decisions of those firms doing the inventing, and those firms that adopt those inventions, and thereby help … to spread (or diffuse) the innovations into wider use. Hence, technology is important for the investment decisions of all …

Identifying a successful mutual fund investment involves a crucial analysis of alternatives, all of which influence the … true benefit of the investment. Major considerations must include performance, management and fees; which ultimately … determine investment returns. Studies have shown that team managed mutual funds exhibit similar risk adjusted performance to …

This research investigates the impact of trade openness and foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth. Using a …

between a franchisor and its franchisees. I examine how a franchisor uses the investment requirements she asks franchisees as … is highly important the franchisor asks for higher investment requirements when penalizing a misbehaving franchise is ….7% increase in investment requirements for franchisors located in states where the laws were passed. Using a large database (10 …

liberal international payment and investment system. The global financial arena is now characterized by greater currency … importers, exporters and portfolio investors to be involved in the international trade and financial markets. The purpose of …

financial investment market has further significantly reduced with the value of the councils' investments losing many more … Government Act (1993), local councils had pursued high return high risk investment strategies. This paper reviews and evaluates …; and the impact of these investment related losses on the ability of NSW local councils to provide current and future …