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Accelerated depreciation, default risk and investment decisions

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  • Paolo M. Panteghini

    (Università degli Studi di Brescia, CESifo and AccounTax Lab)

  • Sergio Vergalli

    (Università degli Studi di Brescia and Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM))

Abstract

In this article we focus on a representative firm that can decide when to invest under default risk. On the one hand, this firm can benefit from generous tax depreciation allowances, on the other hand it faces a default risk. Our aim is to study the effects of tax depreciation allowances in a risky environment. As will be shown in our numerical analysis, generous tax depreciation allowances lead to a decrease in a firm’s leverage and, in most cases, cause a reduction in default risk. This result has a strong policy implication, in that it shows that an investment stimulus pack is expected neither to increase the default risk nor to cause financial instability.

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  • Paolo M. Panteghini & Sergio Vergalli, 2016. "Accelerated depreciation, default risk and investment decisions," Journal of Economics, Springer, vol. 119(2), pages 113-130, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jeczfn:v:119:y:2016:i:2:d:10.1007_s00712-016-0500-x
    DOI: 10.1007/s00712-016-0500-x
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