The neoclassical investment literature assumes that capital is homogenous, lives forever and has a constant depreciation rate. More recent theories of investment have shown that when there are distinct capital vintages with embodied technologies, depreciation and capital retirement become...

Using data on the prices of capital goods, this paper shows that much of the benefit of" investment tax incentives does not go to investing firms but rather to capital suppliers through" higher prices. The reduction in the cost of capital from a 10 percent investment tax credit" increases...

This paper estimates the micro-level costs of adjusting capital using detailed data on" investment decisions in the US airline industry. The data include the capital stock retirement, market values, operating costs, and utilization rates of 16 different types of capital" goods for each airline....

This paper estimates the micro-level costs of adjusting capital using detailed data onquot; investment decisions in the US airline industry. The data include the capital stock retirement, market values, operating costs, and utilization rates of 16 different types of capitalquot; goods for each...

Using data on the prices of capital goods, this paper shows that much of the benefit ofquot; investment tax incentives does not go to investing firms but rather to capital suppliers throughquot; higher prices. The reduction in the cost of capital from a 10 percent investment tax creditquot;...