2009 to private demand in 2010, with consumption and particularly investment expected to be important contributors to … growth. The strength of U.S. investment will hence be a crucial issue for the U.S. and global recovery. On the basis of … several traditional models of investment, we forecast that the U.S. investment in equipment and software will grow by about 10 …

The prolonged investment decline in post-Asian crisis emerging Asia, in contrast to the swift recovery of economic … growth, has remained a puzzle. This paper shows that the post-crisis investment recession has been mainly concentrated in the …

Now close to 50 percent of GDP, this paper assesses the appropriateness of China’s current investment levels. It … stand out, partly due to a surge in investment over the last decade. Moreover, its investment is significantly higher than …. However, because its investment is predominantly financed by domestic savings, a crisis appears unlikely when assessed against …

particularly concerning in Japan, where the success of Abenomics depends on a transition from stimulus-driven to self …-sustaining growth based on private consumption and investment. This paper finds that Japanese nonfinancial firms have accumulated cash … at the expense of investment and dividends, hampering this transition. The evidence suggests that cash accumulation is …

This paper explores how corporate income tax reform can help Japan increase investment and boost potential growth …. Using international and Japan-specific empirical estimates of corporate tax elasticities, investment is predicted to expand … will undo positive investment effects of a rate cut. Alternative revenue sources include higher consumption and property …

buffers. They also expanded abroad while the pace of corporate investment moderated. Regarding the latter, model estimates on … aggregate corporate investment over the post bubble period show that expectation about future profitability, in particular …

This study assesses the overall impact on credit of the financial regulatory reforms in Europe, Japan, and the United … higher taxes and fees. Overall, average lending rates in the base case would rise by 18 bps in Europe, 8 bps in Japan, and 28 …

effectiveness may moderate in graying societies. It then uses Bayesian estimation techniques for the U.S., Canada, Japan, U.K., and …

financial markets and spillovers from Europe to Japan. The results also suggest that the uncertainty about the direction of …