Investment Gaps after the Crisis [E-Book] / Christine Lewis ... [et al]
The downturn in fixed investment among advanced economies from the onset of the global crisis was unusually severe, widespread and long-lasting relative to comparable episodes in the past. As a result, investment gaps are large in many countries, not only in relation to past norms but also relative...
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Personal Name(s): | Lewis, Christine. |
Pain, Nigel. / Strasky, Jan. / Menkyna, Fusako. | |
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Paris :
OECD Publishing,
2014
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Physical Description: |
44 p. ; 21 x 29.7cm. |
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englisch |
DOI: |
10.1787/5jxvgg76vqg1-en |
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers ;
1168 |
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Economics |
The downturn in fixed investment among advanced economies from the onset of the global crisis was unusually severe, widespread and long-lasting relative to comparable episodes in the past. As a result, investment gaps are large in many countries, not only in relation to past norms but also relative to projected future steady-state levels, with a gap of 2 percentage points of GDP or more in several countries. A significant proportion of this investment shortfall is attributable to soft demand conditions (the accelerator effect) but financial factors and heightened uncertainty have also played a role. In addition to continued support to demand from macroeconomic policies, the recovery in investment could be boosted by tackling longer-term policy issues that bear on investment decisions indirectly, by reducing financial fragmentation in the euro area and by undertaking growth-friendly structural reforms. |