Investment spikes: New facts and a general equilibrium exploration

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 54, Issue SUPPL., 2007, Pages 1-22

  Gourio, François ^a   Kashyap, Anil K ^b,c,d  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment costs; Extensive margin; Fixed costs; Investment tax credit

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547697767     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoneco.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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