Agricultural pricing and public investment

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Agricultural supply does not readily respond to price changes but is sensitive to changes in agricultural infrastructure investment. This fact supports the government taxation of agriculture and government financing to support the agricultural infrastructure. Such investment in the agricultural infrastructure leads to the generation of a taxable surplus which improves rural living standards.

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Dividend Taxes, Corporate Investment, and 'Q'

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Econometric tests are developed to determine the influence of taxation on corporate investment decisions. Consideration is given to changes in corporate tax rate and depreciation rules. Firms continue to pay dividends in spite of heavy tax liabilities because the stock market capitalizes the tax payments in corporate distributions. Dividend taxes discourage corporate investment.

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Contribution to productivity or pork barrel? The two faces of infrastructure investment

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A study examines the contribution and investments in transport infrastructure on economic development of a region.

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