We study the response of corporate investment in Emerging Markets to unexpected fiscal shocks. We find that, although … firm-level investment decreases on impact following unexpected public expenditure adjustments (classical Keynesian … multiplier effect), it quickly rises above pre-shock levels. The rebound in investment is facilitated by fiscal space, flexible …

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 …

Real estate investment accounts for a quarter of total fixed asset investment (FAI) in China. The real estate sector … estate investment in China though a low-probability event would be sizable, with large spillovers to a number of China … and the rest of the G20 economies, we find that a 1-percent decline in China's real estate investment would shave about 0 …

examines the implications of treating intangible spending as an acquisition of final (investment) goods on GDP growth for … Canada. It finds that investment in intangible capital by 2002 is almost as large as the investment in physical capital. This …