factor, and external investment adjustment costs. First-order conditions of the model are estimated by the generalized method …

This paper presents a tractable model of a firm that chooses both the scale and timing of its investment. The value …-maximizing investment policy is lumpy, and sensitivity analysis shows that greater demand volatility is associated with the firm choosing to … volatility leads to investment in smaller increments, more frequently. Overall, the reduced frequency dominates the greater scale …

investment decisions via both adjustment costs and marginal profitability of capital. The authors test these hypotheses using a …

investor “rationality,” the relation must be “explained” by a risk (factor) model. The investment approach questions the … approximations of firm-level investment returns. The evidence that characteristics dominate covariances in horse races does not …” expected returns; the investment approach is no more and no less “causal” than the consumption approach in “explaining …

investor “rationality,” the relation must be “explained” by a risk (factor) model. The investment approach questions the … approximations of firm-level investment returns. The evidence that characteristics dominate covariances in horse races does not …” expected returns; the investment approach is no more and no less “causal” than the consumption approach in “explaining …

returns equal levered investment returns, which are tied directly to firm characteristics. When we use GMM to match average … levered investment returns to average observed stock returns, the model captures the average stock returns of portfolios … sorted by earnings surprises, book-to-market equity, and capital investment. When we try to match expected returns and return …

Unlike previous empirical work concerning investment behavior and the determinants of liquidity constraints, we use a … through 2002 we find that: (i) investment behavior is characterized by two distinct regimes; (ii) the likelihood of being … essentially stable during the whole period under consideration; (iv) ownership structure affects investment beyond its indirect …

In this paper, we examine net investment during the early stages of transition using micro data on the population of … models of investment and test if investment behavior varies across categories of ownership and with the legal status of firms …. Our analysis of depreciation leads us to the conclusion that replacement investment displays a similar pattern in many …

returns equal levered investment returns, which are tied directly to firm characteristics. When we use GMM to match average … levered investment returns to average observed stock returns, the model captures the average stock returns of portfolios … sorted by earnings surprises, book-to-market equity, and capital investment. When we try to match expected returns and return …