This paper investigates the gross investment behavior in a panel of 97 developing countries spanning a period between … heterogeneity and endogeneity of regressors. The results suggest that investment decisions still seem to be significantly affected … potentially affect investment which calls for developing country's measures to ensure proper utilization of it. However, we failed …

The downturn in fixed investment among advanced economies from the onset of the global crisis was unusually severe …, widespread and long-lasting relative to comparable episodes in the past. As a result, investment gaps are large in many countries … points of GDP or more in several countries. A significant proportion of this investment shortfall is attributable to soft …

We construct a time-series model of investment in Israel that incorporates both traditional economic factors derived …. This is used to estimate the extent to which the Intifada has depressed Israeli investment and the size of the …

investment equation splitting up the sample between exporters and non-exporters. Using three alternative econometric models … literature, exporting firms are the ones facing larger financial constraints on investment. We propose an explanation for this …, particularly in Argentina, which triggers a profit squeeze phenomenon for exportable firms, reducing their investment capacity. …

Low investment rates are limiting Brazil’s future potential growth rate. This paper analyses a number of potential … reasons for these low investment rates and discusses policy options to achieve faster capital accumulation. A shortage of … domestic saving appears to be a major constraint to higher investment rates in Brazil. Due to high levels of current …

This paper extends the model of Fielding (1999), which is designed to explain changes in investment in South Africa … the political factors, but these factors do explain some of the variation in investment over time. …

This paper extends the model of Fielding (1999), which is designed to explain changes in investment in South Africa … the political factors, but these factors do explain some of the variation in investment over time. …

This paper studies the impact of remittances on investment. Workers’ remittances to developing countries have grown to … investment in the home countries of the migrants. The importance of financial and institutional framework in the receiving … institutional framework and well developed credit market increase investment. However, it is also found that the marginal importance …