We analyze the impact of trade policy uncertainty on investment in the euro area. Our identification strategy assumes … respect to trade uncertainty. We find that the investment-to-GDP ratio is on average 0.8 percentage points lower for five … that countries that are relatively more dependent on global trade networks exhibit a higher sensitivity of investment with …

In this paper I apply firm-level analysis to examine how the Brexit process has affected business investment in the UK … had a considerable and statistically significant negative impact on firm investment in the UK after the referendum. At the … same time, the post-referendum sterling depreciation has likely contributed positively to investment expenditure by more …

irreversible investment are more exposed to policy uncertainty. In sectors with large irreversible investment EPU has a greater … effect on growth, investment, and leverage. The results are robust to different definitions of investment irreversibility …Uncertainty over economic policy plays a key role in economic outcomes. But evidence and quantification for emerging …

greater corporate market power. Economic policy uncertainty in 2018 played a relatively small role in dampening investment …There is no consensus on how strongly the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) has stimulated U.S. private fixed investment …. Some argue that the business tax provisions spurred investment by cutting the cost of capital. Others see the TCJA …

This paper provides empirical support for the view that enhanced economic security fosters private investment and … improved since the mid-1980s; that private investment is mostly influenced by the risk of expropriation, the degree of civil …

and reduce uncertainty play an important role in promoting investment and economic growth …This paper argues that structural weaknesses may make private investment particularly sensitive to business confidence … relative to other traditional investment drivers and global shocks. It gauges the importance of confidence over recent years in …

uncertainty using options contracts. VAR analysis shows that the investment response to an uncertainty shock of average magnitude … alternative definitions for investment, uncertainty, and options' maturing time … prices' sharp decline and forecast uncertainty since the end of the commodity super-cycle has rekindled the debate on Chile …