We test a q investment model for Belgium using a multivariate cointegration approach. The introduction of the degree of capacity utilization duc, in addition to investment and average q, is necessary to determine the cointegration space. This supports the idea that marginal q differs from...

A dynamic bargaining model with endogenous prices, wages and investment is presented. It accounts for capital and labour underutilization at steady state and displays various patterns of unemployment rate and capacity utilization rate comovements as a function of demand and supply shocks. The...