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This paper uses a neoclassical investment model extended with installation costs for capital, agency costs for … investment financing, and the possibility of the firm being output constrained as a framework for an empirical analysis of … investment behaviour in the Swedish manufacturing industry. The theory is implemented within a multivariate error …
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To study the impact of stochastic interest rates and capital illiquidity on investment and firm value, we incorporate a … of the stochastic interest rates and capital illiquidity on investment, Tobin's average q, the duration and user cost of …
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We study the effects of monetary-policy-induced changes in Tobin's q on corporate investment and capital structure. We … evidence, and quantify the relevance for monetary transmission to aggregate investment …
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Output growth, investment and the real interest rate are all found empirically to be negatively affected by inflation … investment falls and a positive Tobin effect when the real interest rate rises. We define inflation's Tobin effect more … occurrence of all three negative inflation effects, on growth, investment and real interest rates, in a model calibrated to …
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In a multiperiod investment framework, firms with high expected growth earn higher expected returns than firms with low … expected growth, holding investment and expected profitability constant. This paper forms cross-sectional growth forecasts, and …
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A popular interpretation of the Rational Expectations/Efficient Markets hypothesis states that, if the hypothesis holds, then market valuations must follow a random walk. This postulate has frequently been criticized on the basis of empirical evidence. Yet the assertion itself incurs what we...
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investment" and the growth of "real capital". But as we shall see, in reality, the best time for capitalists is when their "real …
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We study the time-varying effects of Tobin's q and cash flow on investment dynamics in the USA using a vector … variation over time of the response of investment to shocks in both variables. The time-varying sensitivity of investment to a … show that, although Tobin's q and cash flow are complementary sources of information for investment decisions, their …
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We use clickstream data to show that investors' demand for information about macroeconomic factors affecting the path of future interest rates is a measure of their uncertainty about this path. In particular, an increase in information demand ahead of influential economic announcements affecting...
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According to the literature, two main factors sparked the European debt crisis: (1) macroeconomic imbalances originated by national governments and (2) institutional design flaws leading to feeble response by European authorities; still, economists disagree on the factors' strength. Using Bai...
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