Uncertainty determinants of firm investment

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2008
Volume: 98
Issue: 3
Pages: 282-287

Score contribution per author:

0.335 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We investigate the impact of measures of uncertainty on firms' capital investment behavior using a panel of U.S. firms. Increases in firm-specific and CAPM-based measures have a significant negative effect on investment spending, while market-based uncertainty has a positive impact.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:98:y:2008:i:3:p:282-287
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
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2026-01-24