Preface 1 Introduction 1.1 Japanese post-war economic miracle and real investment 1.2 Post-bubble period and financial crisis in Japan 1.3 A survey to traditional investment theory 1.4 Intents and outlines
2 Investment under Uncertainty 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Theoretical model 2.3 Empirical analysis 2.4 Conclusion
3 Non-linearity and Investment 3.1 Introduction 3.2 STAR model 3.3 Empirical analysis on Japanese investment behavior 3.4 Conclusion
4 Investment under Borrowing Constraints 4.1 Introduction 4.2 The model 4.3 Empirical analysis 4.4 Conclusions 4.5 Appendix I : Data construction
5 Investment and Leverage 5.1 Introduction 5.2 The Model 5.3 Results 5.4 Conclusions 5.5 Appendix II. Within 3SLS