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Economic Measurement of Capital and Profitability

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  • Escriba-Perez, F.J.

    (Universitat de València)

  • Ruiz-Tamarit, J.R.

    (UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES); Universitat de València)

Abstract

In this paper, we intend to offer a critical view of the different concepts of capital and of the different methods which are used to measure it. At the same time, we propose an endogenous approach which tries to measure the capital stock in terms of value, explicitly referring to depreciation as an economic variable decided by the firm. Applying this procedure to the Spanish macroeconomic data, we observe a big destruction since the mid-seventies which is not mentioned in official statistics.

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  • Escriba-Perez, F.J. & Ruiz-Tamarit, J.R., 1994. "Economic Measurement of Capital and Profitability," LIDAM Discussion Papers IRES 1995011, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES), revised 00 Mar 1995.
    • Handle: RePEc:ctl:louvir:1995011
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    1. Escribá-Pérez, F.J. & Murgui-García, M.J. & Ruiz-Tamarit, J.R., 2018. "Economic and statistical measurement of physical capital: From theory to practice," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 75(C), pages 246-255.
    2. Alfonso Herranz Loncán, 2004. "La dotación de infraestructuras en España, (1844-1935)," Estudios de Historia Económica, Banco de España, number 45, November.
    3. F. J. Escribá-Pérez & M. J. Murgui-García & J. R. Ruiz-Tamarit, 2017. "Economic and Statistical Measurement of Physical Capital with an Application to the Spanish Economy," LIDAM Discussion Papers IRES 2017020, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES).

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    • E22 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Investment; Capital; Intangible Capital; Capacity

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