LEASING, TAXES, AND THE COST OF CAPITAL

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作者
EDWARDS, JSS
MAYER, CP
机构
[1] CITY UNIV LONDON,SCH BUSINESS,BARBICAN CTR,LONDON EC2Y 8HB,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV CAMBRIDGE,ST JOHNS COLL,CAMBRIDGE CB3 9DD,ENGLAND
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英国经济与社会研究理事会;
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10.1016/0047-2727(91)90024-V
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F [经济];
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02 ;
摘要
A model of firm financial and investment behaviour when there is a possibility of tax exhaustion is used to analyse the incentives for firms to act as lessees or lessors and the determination of the equilibrium rental rate in the leasing market. A number of results emerge which are relevant for public policy. It is shown that: (i) leasing may diminish aggregate investment by comparison with the situation when it does not occur; (ii) rents are likely to be earned on leasing activities; and (iii) a purely tax-induced positive relationship exists between aggregate investment and corporate profits. © 1991.
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页码:173 / 197
页数:25
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