Policies to support ICT investment are a strategic tool to spur the digital transformation and enhance productivity and … growth. However, while most countries do carry out some forms of ICT investment policy, very little is known on the effects … investment in OECD countries; makes an inventory of ICT investment policies in OECD and selected Partner economies; and reviews …

This paper sets out essential facts about the economic case for water-related investment and the financing gap. It … charts a series of actions to better value water and ultimately facilitate investment at a scale commensurate with the …

This report investigates the hypothesis that the real contribution of ICT investment may be masked in official … statistics because intermediate ICT expenditures embodied in non-ICT capital assets are not treated as ICT investment. Based on … detailed SUTs collected in 12 OECD countries, the report presents estimates of indirect ICT investment, i.e. the value of ICT …

wants to attract private investment in the sector and reap the benefits of its favourable resource endowment, especially as … Africa and identifies the appropriate support policies required to stimulate the necessary private investment. An assessment … than policies subsidising the initial investment, such as cost reductions. The optimal incentive scheme provides investors …

Since the start of the economic reform process in the 70s China has been able to generate a large volume of investment …, both from domestic and foreign sources. This high volume of investment was instrumental in sustaining strong economic … investment have fallen, excessive capacity is plaguing several sectors and the negative externalities have been very onerous …

Why do financial markets see so little risk, while companies that invest in the real economy appear to be much more …

This paper tests for the importance of cash flow on investment in fixed capital and R&D using firm-level panel data in … investment or R&D. In identical specifications for British firms, cash flow is informative about investment, although not about … the level of R&D spending conditional on the R&D participation decision. In the UK, we also find that investment is less …

This paper uses a new data-set to examine how internal capital markets and foreign ownership affect investment. Our … data allow us to compare investment behaviour of listed subsidiaries with stand-alone firms while controlling for … investment opportunities of parent and subsidiary firms. We evaluate how the size of ownership and the geographical proximity of …