than a lump-sum subsidy, both cutting public employment and cutting public spending on market goods induce an investment … boom. Making the tax system less progressive by cutting tax credits and the labour income tax rate induces an investment … boom as well. The effects of endogenous growth, adjustment costs for investment and non-Walrasian labour markets on these …

Firms expect certain investment expenditures. Firms realize certain investment expenditures. The difference is an … investment surprise. With the help of the IFO Investment Survey for the German manufacturing sector we measure firms …’ (quantitative) investment expectations and firms’ (quantitative) investment realizations on a yearly basis and construct a panel of …

product market, concerning in particular entry barriers, are negatively related to investment. The policy implication of our … analysis is clear: regulatory reforms, especially those that liberalize entry, are very likely to spur investment. …

fixed investment that became excessive and proved to be unsustainable, while the productivity acceleration helps to account …-01 collapse of investment and the stock market proves that good public policy matters, going beyond the narrowly defined …

been significant changes in saving and investment patterns across the world and imbalances have narrowed considerably. Does …

uncertainty, through its impact on precautionary savings and investment. The two approaches lead to costs of fluctuations that are …