In the 1980s, U.S. real investment in high technology equipment has grown rapidly while other components of business … fixed investment have been weak. The surge in real high technology investment has been accompanied by a very sharp decline … investment was extended to cover the period through 1988, the equation for nonresidential structures performed much as before …

This paper examines the behavior of business fixed investment in the United States in the 1980s. A background … discussion of the long-term behavior of the components of business fixed investment is provided, setting the context for the … empirical analysis. A standard neoclassical model of business fixed investment is specified and estimated, with output and the …

growth-accounting framework are outlined. The main constraints to growth and private investment and current policy initiative … to promote broad-based growth and private investment are analyzed. The various methods employed suggest that there is …

'Guidelines') to establish the investment objectives and policies to guide the investment of assets of the PRG, PRG-HIPC, and CCR … Trusts (the'Trusts') which are available for investment under the Trusts' instruments. These Guidelines are included in this …

Enhancing public and private investment, but also ensuring that this translates into higher growth and employment, have … long been key policy challenges in Arab countries. Reflecting an improvement in policies and global conditions, investment … differences across the region-investment has on average been somewhat weaker than in peer countries and less effective at …

This paper summarizes the relevant considerations and presents decisions for the establishment of an Investment Account …