[ABSTRAKKarya tulis ini meneliti perilaku investasi perusahaan terbuka di Indonesia dari tahun 2006 hingga tahun 2014 Penelitian ini mencoba meneliti apakah permintaan investasi perusahaan memiliki hubungan yang bersifat backward bending terhadap suku bunga Hal tersebut dilakukan dengan meneliti hubungan suku bunga dan investasi perusahaan serta mengontrolnya dengan kondisi keuangan perusahaan dan potensi pertumbuhan perusahaan Hasil dari penelitian menemukan bahwa perusahaan yang telah diteliti memiliki fungsi permintaan investasi yang memiliki hubungan backward bending dengan suku bunga dimana kenaikan suku bunga hingga titik tertentu dapat meningkatkan investasi yang dilakukan oleh perusahaan Sifat investasi perusahaan tersebut bersifat konsisten dengan teori investasi yang menggunakan framework real options.

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ABSTRACTThis research investigates the investment behavior of public companies in Indonesia from the year 2006 to 2014 Focus will be placed on finding whether the investment demand of public companies in Indonesia are backward bending in nature relative to the level of interest rates The relation between interest rates and investment will be analyzed by also controlling for individual company rsquo s financial condition and potential growth The result of the research has shown that investment demands of public companies in Indonesia have a backward bending relationship with respect to interest rates whereby an increase of the interest rate up to a certain point will also lead to an increase in corporate investment This phenomenon is consistent with investment theories derived from real options framework., This research investigates the investment behavior of public companies in Indonesia from the year 2006 to 2014 Focus will be placed on finding whether the investment demand of public companies in Indonesia are backward bending in nature relative to the level of interest rates The relation between interest rates and investment will be analyzed by also controlling for individual company rsquo s financial condition and potential growth The result of the research has shown that investment demands of public companies in Indonesia have a backward bending relationship with respect to interest rates whereby an increase of the interest rate up to a certain point will also lead to an increase in corporate investment This phenomenon is consistent with investment theories derived from real options framework ]