Latin American countries during the period 1995 to 2002, which analyses the relationship between violence and investment in … physical and human capital. This analysis confirms that violence affects negatively to investment in physical capital, and …

NAFTA in 1994. Estimates of an investment function and other tests show that growth drives investment but not conversely, in … the short run. Inflows of foreign direct investment have positive effects on investment, but the coefficients are small …

investment equation splitting up the sample between exporters and non-exporters. Using three alternative econometric models … literature, exporting firms are the ones facing larger financial constraints on investment. We propose an explanation for this …, particularly in Argentina, which triggers a profit squeeze phenomenon for exportable firms, reducing their investment capacity. …

investment equation splitting up the sample between exporters and non-exporters. Using three alternative econometric models … literature, exporting firms are the ones facing larger financial constraints on investment. We propose an explanation for this …, particularly in Argentina, which triggers a profit squeeze phenomenon for exportable firms, reducing their investment capacity. …

prospects and poorly developed financial markets because it primarily reduces the investment of financially constrained firms …, investment that has marginal product greater than the after-tax market real interest rate. Contrarily, taxes on distributed … profits or capital gains primarily reduce the investment of financially unconstrained firms. Chile experienced a banking …

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is often seen as a means to boost domestic investment and, hence, capital accumulation …. Yet, the empirical support for such a positive investment effect of FDI is inconclusive. A possible reason is that FDI is … often directed towards the financial sector, where capital investment tends to be low. In this paper, we first explore the …

This paper examines Latvia's foreign trade and investment relations with Germany and Russia during the interwar period … exports consist of manufactured goods as well as food processing products. In terms of investments, pre-war investment from … investment. …

The report looks at investment activity in Finland by industries and types of investment, and makes international … comparisons. Investment rate (fixed investment in relation to GDP) fell in Finland in the early 1990s from an internationally high … an increase in competition. The economy transformed itself from investment-driven economy to a more innovation-driven one …

. This Economic Bulletin shows that one of Europe's biggest economic weaknesses is a lack of private investment and that a … European investment agenda is vital in order to generate the impetus required to push the European economy towards a … sustainable recovery. European economic policy should focus not on higher public spending, but on increasing private investment as …