Tax Policy and Capital Formation under the EMU: Perspectives on German Economic Policy
Capital links actions today to outcomes tomorrow. The accumulation of capital stocks transfers resources across time and enhances future production possibilities. Capital formation — or investment — involves important dynamic elements, thus complicating t
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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
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Contents
Investing Today for the World of Tomorrow - a Summary Heinz Herrmann
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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
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2 Investment and Taxation in Germany - Evidence from Firm Level Panel Data Dietmar Harhoff and Fred Ramb 47
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Discussion Bronwyn H. Hall
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Discussion Elmar Stoss
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Infrastructure Investment and Economic Activity: Theoretical Issues and International Evidence Helmut Seitz 85 Discussion Juha Tarkka
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Uncertainty and Firm Level Investment in West Germany Hjalmar Bohm, Michael Funke and Nicolaus A. Siegfried
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Discussion Andrew J. Hughes Hallett
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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
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Firm Level Investment and R&D in France and the United States: A Comparison Benoit Mulkay, Bronwyn H. Hall and
