Fixed Capital Adjustment : Is Latin America Different? Evidence from the Colombian and Mexican Manufacturing Sectors /

This paper examines capital adjustment patterns using two large and largely novel data sets from the manufacturing sectors of Colombia and Mexico. The findings show that investment patterns in these countries resemble those reported for the United States to a surprising extent. Capital adjustments b...

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Autor principal: Gelos, R.
Otros Autores: Isgut, Alberto
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1999/059
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF
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