Capital-Market Imperfections, Investment, and the Monetary Transmission Mechanism

Understanding the channels through which monetary policy affects economic variables has long been a key research topic in macroeconomics and a central element of economic policy analysis. At an operational level, a ‘tightening’ of monetary policy by a cen

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Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg GmbH

Deutsche Bundesbank (Editor)

Investing Today

for the World of Tomorrow

Studies on the Investment Process in Europe With 40 Figures and 55 Tables

Springer

Editor Deutsche Bundesbank Wilhelm-Epstein-StraBe 14 60431 Frankfurt Germany

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data applied for Die Deutsche Bibliothek - CIP-Einheitsaufnahme lnvesting today for the world of tomorrow: [studies on the investment process in Europe]; with 55 tables / Deutsche Bundesbank (ed.). - Berlin; Heidelberg; New York; Barcelona; Hong Kong; London; Milan; Paris; Singapore; Tokyo: Springer, 2001 ISBN 978-3-642-62523-7 ISBN 978-3-642-56601-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-56601-1 This work is subject to copyright. AII rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permis sion for use must always be obtained from Springer-Verlag. Violations are Iiable for prosecution under the German Copyright Law. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2001 Originally published by Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York in 2001 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2001

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Contents

Investing Today for the World of Tomorrow - a Summary Heinz Herrmann

1

1 Tax Policy and Capital Formation under the EMU: Perspectives on German Economic Policy Robert S. Chirinko 9 Discussion Alan J. Auerbach

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Discussion Pierluigi Ciocca

43

2 Investment and Taxation in Germany - Evidence from Firm Level Panel Data Dietmar Harhoff and Fred Ramb 47

3

4

Discussion Bronwyn H. Hall

74

Discussion Elmar Stoss

79

Infrastructure Investment and Economic Activity: Theoretical Issues and International Evidence Helmut Seitz 85 Discussion Juha Tarkka

125

Uncertainty and Firm Level Investment in West Germany Hjalmar Bohm, Michael Funke and Nicolaus A. Siegfried

131

Discussion Andrew J. Hughes Hallett

152

Discussion Werner Roeger

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Contents Capital-Market Imperfections, Investment, and the Monetary Transmission Mechanism R. Glenn Hubbard 165 Discussion Vitor Gaspar

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Discussion Jiirgen von Hagen

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Corporate Governance and the Financing of Investment for Structural Change Martin Hellwig 201 Discussion Colin Mayer

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Discussion Georg Rich

225

Firm Level Investment and R&D in France and the United States: A Comparison Benoit Mulkay, Bronwyn H. Hall and