The Embodiment of Intangible Investment Goods : A Q-Theory Approach /

This paper extends the q-theory of investment to model explicitly the decision of firms to invest in intangibles and measures the contribution of intangible goods to the overall capital stock in the U.S. The model highlights the embodiment of intangible goods in tangibles and the role of relative pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Belhocine, Nazim
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2010/086
Online Access:Full text available on IMF