This paper examines the behavior of business fixed investment in the United States in the 1980s. A background … discussion of the long-term behavior of the components of business fixed investment is provided, setting the context for the … empirical analysis. A standard neoclassical model of business fixed investment is specified and estimated, with output and the …

the country needs to be competitive with other countries in the region to attract foreign direct investment …

This cross-country paper explains differences in external sector performance among four large euro area countries—France …, Germany, Italy, and Spain. The paper discusses that during 2001–04, the performance of the external sector differed markedly …

next three tools (tax expenditure assessment, corporate micro simulation models, and effective tax rate models) can be used … light on the implications of tax parameters - including targeted tax incentives - on investment returns and help understand … the implications of reform for expected investment outcomes. The document presents two tools for assessing the …

This paper explores how the tax treatment of investment and savings affects international capital flows as well as … national and global welfare. Focusing on portfolio investment, it evaluates the international effects of capital income taxes … favoring investment in that country and by harming the country’s relative savings performance. The paper concludes that the …

being at a disadvantage vis-à-vis foreign investors. An international comparison is provided, and the potential effects of …