Arbeitspapier

The start-up decision under default risk

This study introduces a real option model to investigate how fiscal policy affects a representative firm's investment decision and to measure its welfare effects. On the one hand, the effects of financial instability on the optimal investment timing and on the probability of default are studied. On the other hand, it is shown how the net present value of an investment project, the tax revenue generated and the welfare are influenced by financial instability. Then, a comparison of welfare effects of tax policy on start-ups, mature and obliged firms is provided. This comparison provides policy-makers a tool to shape their tax systems according to the characteristics of their firms. All presented analyses are supported by numerical simulations, based on realistic data.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: Working Paper ; No. 027.2021

Classification
Wirtschaft
Business Taxes and Subsidies including sales and value-added (VAT)
Bankruptcy; Liquidation
Corporate Finance and Governance: Government Policy and Regulation
Subject
Real Options
Business Taxation
Default Risk

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Comincioli, Nicola
Panteghini, Paolo M.
Vergalli, Sergio
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM)
(where)
Milano
(when)
2021

Handle
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Object type

  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Comincioli, Nicola
  • Panteghini, Paolo M.
  • Vergalli, Sergio
  • Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM)

Time of origin

  • 2021

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