A recently much debated issue is why observed investment and growth rates inpoor countries are lower than traditional … investment rates is notmonotonic but follows a hump-shaped pattern. The empirical evidence shows thatalthough very poor economies … have very low investment rates there are'intermediately' developed economies that exhibit extremely high investmentrates …

The primary reason of this study is to test real interest rate and its impact on investment to the extent of Pakistan … span from 1964 to 2012. To test the long-term nexus among level of income, interest rate and investment mainly Johansen … Cointegration test is employed. The hypothesis of this study is that investment has an inverse association with real interest rate …

and investment. When the share of output that accrues to the owners of natural resources rises, the demand for capital … efficient allocation of capital may enhance the quantity as well as the quality of new investment and sustain growth. Empirical … thereby inhibiting economic growth. The results also suggest that abundant natural resources may hurt saving and investment …

more favourable loan package; that it is associated with over-investment even when investment does not create collateral …