A large body of evidence suggests that poor countries tend to invest less (have lower PPP - adjusted investment rates …) and to face higher relative prices of investment goods. It has been suggested that this happens either because these … countries have lower TFP in the investment - good producing sectors, or because they are subject to greater investment …

’ substantial investment in intangible assets such as R&D, design, and advertising. These investments are not classified as … investment in the National Accounts, however, in which only tangible assets are defined as investment. This paper provides … estimates of investment in intangible assets and uses the growth accounting framework to analyze the Swedish productivity boom …

with economic growth at both country and industry levels. Liquidity creation boosts tangible, but not intangible investment … consistent with a model in which liquidity creation fosters investment only if it is sufficiently tangible, because intangible …

Critical review of investment-economic performance literatures in economics and strategic management indicates that … more capital investment does not seem to contribute to higher national economic growth or to higher corporate profitability …

Weak investment has weighed on the convergence process of Latvia towards higher living standards. Limited access to …

This paper examines the impact of financial sector foreign direct investment (FSFDI) on economic growth by estimating a …

The role of foreign direct investment (FDI) in small island developing states (SIDS) is an issue that has been … empirical economics literature. For SIDS themselves however, FDI represents an important additional source of investment capital …