This paper experimentally investigates investment behavior.We find that global risk – i.e. risk independent of an agent …’sinvestment decision (like political risk) – substantiallydecreases investment. Also effort to obtain the capital usedfor investment … decreases investment substantially. Theseresults are neither in line with expected utility theory norwith psychologically …

This paper analyses the effect of uncertainty on investment spending. We analyse twotypes of investment, i.e. aggregate … investment and investment in energy saving technologies,using subjective evaluations of expectations and uncertainty of Dutch … general investment spending. Furthermore, expectationsand uncertainty have important although different effects on investment …

’ adaptation to the loss situation and, subsequently, whether this adaptation affects future investment decisions. As investors … performance, together influence the decision to hold on to or to capitulate on an investment. We study the relative contribution … decision to capitulate an investment, however, only depends directly on the expectation about the stock’s future performance …

variable is the particular decision stage at which a global risk is resolved: (i) before the investment decision; (ii) after … the investment decision, but before the resolution of the decision risk; (iii) after the resolution of the decision risk …

investment by that firm, both in the short and long-term. In the presence of ‎this interaction term, linear variables in oil … shocks depress investment more at firms facing greater uncertainty. An increase in firm ‎stock price volatility continues to … reduce the link between sales growth and investment in the ‎presence of oil price shocks as in Bloom et al. (2007).‎ …

using a real options approach, much as they do when making other types of capital investment decisions. Theoretically we … option to learn about the productivity of potential hires before permanent investment occurs. Higher uncertainty and … adjustment costs hinder permanent investment and increase the value of the option to learn. Greater competition for workers …

Investment in long lived projects such as buildings are characterized by uncertainties regarding project life … approach to project investment analysis is to apply the economic methods for estimates of project input variables and to … investors to take a chance on an investment of uncertain outcome based on risk attitude. Paper explains typical investment …