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Business Investment in the OECD Economies: Recent Performance and some Implications for Policy

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  • Robert Ford

    (OECD)

  • Pierre Poret

    (OECD)

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Investment growth in the OECD area has been higher in the second half of the 1980s than in the 1970s. However, the ratio of net investment to GDP has remained low by past cyclical standards. This paper first reviews the evolution of business-sector fixed investment and addresses measurement issues related to computers and intangible investment. It then examines the determinants of investment and the extent to which governments can and should influence capital formation. Time-series properties of investment, output and the cost of capital do not appear to be consistent with well-established theories of investment. The best predictor of investment is found to be its own past history. Therefore, although higher investment could be beneficial to future consumption and economic growth, the effectiveness of policies to raise investment via the cost of capital is largely uncertain ... La croissance de l'investissement dans les pays de l'OCDE a été plus rapide dans la second moitié des années 80 qu'au cours des années 70. Cependant, l'investissement net en proportion de la production est resté bas par comparaison aux cycles passés. Ce papier tout d'abord retrace l'évolution de l'investissement fixe du secteur des entreprises et traite des problèmes de mesure relatifs aux ordinateurs et aux investissements immatériels. Les propriétés des séries temporelles pour l'investissement, la production et le coût du capital n'apparaissent pas compatibles avec les théories bien établies de l'investissement. Il est estimé que le meilleur prédicteur de l'investissement est son propre passé. Ainsi, bien que davantage d'investissement puisse être favorable à la consommation future et à la croissance économique, l'efficacité des politiques visant à élever l'investissement à travers le coût du capital est largement incertaine ...

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  • Robert Ford & Pierre Poret, 1990. "Business Investment in the OECD Economies: Recent Performance and some Implications for Policy," OECD Economics Department Working Papers 88, OECD Publishing.
  • Handle: RePEc:oec:ecoaaa:88-en
    DOI: 10.1787/877680733115
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    1. Florian Pelgrin & Sebastian Schich, 2002. "Panel Cointegration Analysis of the Finance-Investment Link in OECD Countries," Documents de Travail de l'OFCE 2002-02, Observatoire Francais des Conjonctures Economiques (OFCE).
    2. Sebastian Schich & Florian Pelgrin, 2002. "Financial development and investment: panel data evidence for OECD countries from 1970 to 1997," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 9(1), pages 1-7.
    3. Franz H. Hahn, 2002. "Bedeutung von Aktienmärkten für Wachstum und Wachstumsschwankungen in den OECD-Ländern," Working Paper Reihe der AK Wien - Materialien zu Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft 79, Kammer für Arbeiter und Angestellte für Wien, Abteilung Wirtschaftswissenschaft und Statistik.
    4. Smolny, Werner, 1992. "Dynamic factor demand in a rationing model," Discussion Papers, Series II 175, University of Konstanz, Collaborative Research Centre (SFB) 178 "Internationalization of the Economy".

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