Lumpiness, capital adjustment costs and investment dynamics

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 381-392

  Fiori, Giuseppe ^a,b  

^a BANK OF ITALY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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EID: 84862136102     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoneco.2012.03.005     Document Type: Article

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