Measuring Real Investment: Trends in the United States and International Comparisons (ICPSR 1181)

Version Date: Oct 6, 1998

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Principal Investigator(s):
Milka S. Kirova, Saint Louis University; Robert E. Lipsey, National Bureau of Economic Research

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR01181.v1

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Summary

This research points out the importance of price trends and differences in price levels for real investment rates and also the consequences of accepting conventional measures of capital formation, the boundaries of which have more to do with the wide availability of data than with what economists define as "investment" or "capital formation."

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Kirova, Milka S., and Lipsey, Robert E. Measuring Real Investment:  Trends in the United States and International Comparisons. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1998-10-06. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR01181.v1

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1998-10-06

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2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:

  • Kirova, Milka S., and Robert E. Lipsey. Measuring Real Investment: Trends in the United States and International Comparisons. ICPSR01181-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1998-10-06. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR01181.v1

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