The study of the investment-cash flow (ICF) sensitivity constitutes one of the largest literatures in corporate finance …&D investment and developments in equity markets have impacted ICF sensitivity estimates. We show that for the time period 1970 …-2006, the ICF sensitivity: i) largely disappears for physical investment, ii) remains comparatively strong for R&D, and iii …

This paper investigates the financial determinants of research and development (R&D) investment in Asia, where …&D investment to changes in cash flow, indicating reliance on internal financing of R&D and financially constrained firms, and a … cash flow sensitivity of R&D investment, suggesting more stable funding of innovation. Overall, there does not seem to be …

is that the creation of intangibles is largely achieved by human capital investment and requires lower upfront outlays … dilution. Our empirical evidence confirms that firms with higher intangible investment have lower upfront investment needs …. They make similar payouts as tangible investment firms, suggesting they are not on average more financially constrained …

This paper tests for the importance of cash flow on investment in fixed capital and R&D using firm-level panel data in … investment or R&D. In identical pecifications for British firms, cash flow is informative about investment, although not about … the level of R&D spending conditional on the R&D participation decision. In the UK, we also find that investment is less …