Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THE PARADOX: LOW GROWTH AND HIGH INVESTMENT -- III. THE MISMEASUREMENT … STORY -- IV. LOW PRODUCTIVITY: DOES THE LEVEL OF DEBT MATTER? -- V. HIGH DEBT AND DECLINING PRODUCTIVITY: THE CASE OF …

-- IV. GROWTH ACCOUNTING AND TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY -- V. IMPLICATIONS FOR MEDIUM-TERM GROWTH -- VI. DETERMINANTS OF … PRODUCTIVITY IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA -- VII. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- CALCULATING CAPITAL STOCK -- REFERENCES. …

Since the global financial crisis, corporate investment has been weak in India. Sluggish corporate investment would not …, this paper analyzes the reasons for the slowdown and discusses how India can boost corporate investment, using both macro … investment but that they do not appear to account fully for recent weak performance, suggesting a key role of the bu …

We study the effects of permanent and temporary income shocks on precautionary saving and investment in a ""store … investment, or a ""volatility trap."" Namely, big savers invest relatively little. In contrast, low volatility of permanent … shocks leads to low precautionary saving and high or low investment, depending on the volatility of temporary shocks …

Now close to 50 percent of GDP, this paper assesses the appropriateness of China's current investment levels. It finds …, partly due to a surge in investment over the last decade. Moreover, its investment is significantly higher than suggested by …