Firms' Investment and Finance Decisions: Theory and Empirical Methodology Book

	List of figures
	List of tables
	List of contributors
	Foreword
	Introduction	1
1	Lifting the burden: fundamental tax reform and US economic growth	13
2	Structural modelling of financial constraints on investment: where do we stand?	40
3	Capital market imperfections and investment: evidence from Belgian panel data	59
	Discussion	77
4	Investment, R&D and liquidity constraints: a corporate governance approach to the Belgian evidence	83
	Discussion	99
5	Financing and investment interdependencies in unquoted Belgian companies: the role of venture capital	105
	Discussion	126
6	Financing constraints, fixed capital and R&D investment decisions of Belgian firms	129
	Discussion	148
7	Real options and investment under uncertainty: what do we know?	153
8	Development path and capital structure of Belgian biotechnology firms	167
	Discussion	190
9	Investment, uncertainty and irreversibility: evidence from Belgian accounting data	194
	Discussion	220
10	The impact of uncertainty on investment plans: a survey data approach	227
	Discussion	245
11	Governance as a source of managerial discipline	253
12	Capital structure, firm liquidity and growth	270
	Discussion	292
	Bibliography	295
	Index	323