We study the response of corporate investment in Emerging Markets to unexpected fiscal shocks. We find that, although … firm-level investment decreases on impact following unexpected public expenditure adjustments (classical Keynesian … multiplier effect), it quickly rises above pre-shock levels. The rebound in investment is facilitated by fiscal space, flexible …

capital investment using Italian company data. The approach recognizes that firm-level investment spending may, itself, be … aggregated over multiple investment decisions in separate types of capital goods and emphasizes effects of uncertainty on short …-run investment dynamics. Using a survey-based measure of uncertainty related to the assessment of managers responsible for the firms …

increasing returns to scale; (2) the impact of increases in private investment on growth is large, significant, and robust; (3 …) increases in government investment have a positive impact on growth; (4) human capital development plays an important role in …

This paper examines the impact of financial liberalization on fixed investment in Mexico, using establishment …

The paper analyzes Jamaica''s experience of low growth despite consistently high investment. Cross-country analysis … excessively on a few maturing sectors with limited scope for productivity growth. Furthermore, public investment has been crowded …

building capacity in macroeconomic analysis and forecasting in the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI). The MPI is …

cross-border investment. Spillovers from statutory tax rates abroad seem: As sizable as effects from the host's rate; larger … shifting through real investment (rather than 'paper' profit shifting). Contrary to much policy discussion, the results also … imply that: Host countries' marginal effective tax rates have at best a weak effect on real investment; those elsewhere have …

The paper addresses the issue of weak business investment in the United Kingdom (UK) by analyzing aggregate investment … trends in the UK and other G7 peers, and investment drivers for UK firms. Data show that business investment has been …