comprehensive and consistent analysis of investment returns for equities, bonds, bills, currencies and inflation, spanning sixteen …, and South Africa. Triumph of the Optimists is required reading for investment professionals, financial economists, and …

business investment. To promote economic convergence of Eastern and Western Germany after reunification, bonus depreciation tax … control group, we address the question if and to what extent these investment tax incentives boosted investment. In line with … were cut back in 1997. Moreover, there was a significant reduction in building investment in the year after the expiration …