A method is proposed to estimate efficiency of aggregate investment in a transitional economy, using provincial panel data from the People's Republic of China (PRC) as an experimental case. Inefficiency is defined on the basis of disequilibrium investment. It is further decomposed into...

Investment-driven growth has long been regarded as a key development strategy in China. This paper investigates empirically the validity of this view. Post-1990 data analyses and macroeconometric model simulations show that market demand has become a regular force in driving investment since...

This study attempts to measure the inefficiency associated with aggregate investment in a transitional economy. The inefficiency is decomposed into allocative and production inefficiency based on standard production theory. Allocative inefficiency is measured by disequilibrium investment demand....