large and high returns on investments are unlikely, telecom firms may not be able to invest sufficiently and lose …

This paper builds on the notion that the market for electronic communication is doing the investments in broadband … broadband networks, so called Next Generation Networks (NGA). Using a unique data set of broadband investments, the paper …

the current principal prefers her future self to save more, she can increase current investments complementary to future … savings and decrease investments in the strategic substitutes, for example. To characterize the principal's choices they are … benefits from subsidizing investments in green capital (complementary to future savings) and tax investments in substitute …

This paper regards the regulation of intellectual property, services and investments in some preferential trade …

engage in quality investments more if the ex ante quality level of the high quality product is large enough; otherwise, only … competitive firms diminishes the incentive of the mid-quality firm to engage in quality investments. …

frictions, both parties in a match are partially locked-in when they bargain over the joint surplus from their sunk investments … case of investments in homogenous capital only the agents on the short side acquire ownership of capital. There is always …

investments is that they have firm-specific advantages with respect to host country firms. We show that no such advantages are … production costs in the host country. Firms endowed with lower quality might make direct investments to benefit from …