This paper studies the role of capacity utilisation in explaining investment behaviour in Italian SMEs and large firms …. We propose a framework in which firms with high capacity utilisation are more likely to invest in maintaining a buffer … empirically examine how deviations from a sector-specific target capacity utilisation influence investment decisions, accounting …

This paper studies the role of capacity utilisation in explaining investment behaviour in Italian SMEs and large firms …. We propose a framework in which firms with high capacity utilisation are more likely to invest in maintaining a buffer … empirically examine how deviations from a sector-specific target capacity utilisation influence investment decisions, accounting …

Non-clearing goods markets are an important driver of capacity utilisation and total factor productivity (TFP). The … different capacity utilisation channels using Bayesian estimation and capacity utilisation survey data. Models that include …