holds for the microeconomic response of some of the most important economic variables, such as investment, labor demand, and … actual response to shocks is less than half as fast as the estimated response. For investment, labor demand and prices, the …, even after aggregating investment across all establishments in U.S. manufacturing, the estimate of its speed of adjustment …

This paper addresses the question if there are differences between time patterns in the volatility of investment across … different industrial sectors. A competitive partial-equilibrium model with quadratic adjustment costs in investment and a GARCH … demand shock is developed to predict aggregate investment in a sector. It is shown that under the assumptions made in the …

costs firms infrequently carry out discrete investment projects. Therefore, financial variables may influence investment in … two ways. Theoretically, they can alter the frequency at which investment projects are undertaken, or they can influence … finance on investment decisions is substantial. Consequently, finance primarily affects investment frequencies and accordingly …

instant over time. They accumulate capacity through costly investment, with capital accumulation dynamics being affected by an …

methodology to quarterise gross fixed investment in Pakistan and estimates a quarterly series for the period 1971Q3 to 2006Q2 …. Using the commodity flow approach, total gross fixed investment has been disaggregated into four components, i.e. machinery …

This study investigates the relationship between export, inflation, investment and economic growth for three ASEAN … also shows that investment have a positive impact on growth for Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. …

-2004 period. Real consumption and investment expenditures, as well as their broadly defined components, are examined. We also test …