Abstract / Description of output
Research finds that firms' investment and dividend policies are distorted by irreversibility and finance constraints. Whereas the existing literature examines these features separately, this paper considers their interaction. The main theoretical result concerns the separation of the investment and payout thresholds. The ordering of investment and distribution activities is endogenously determined and depends on the levels of capacity and cash balances in a manner consistent with a life- cycle interpretation of firm behaviour. The concavity of the revenue function is capital stock and the complementarity of the constraints drive these results. Important ramifications for empirical work on investment are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 467-502 |
| Number of pages | 39 |
| Journal | Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 11 Oct 2002 |
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| Publication status | Published - Apr 2003 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Investment
- dividend policy
- irreversibility
- financial constraints