Keyword: investment
Bubble Saving (6/17/2010)
The US has been spending more than it earns and has to borrow from abroad to fund its real investment.
Circular Flow (11/2/2011)
The circular flow diagram captures the big picture of how different sectors of an economy are connected to one another by flows of money and goods.
Circular Flow (transcript) (11/18/2010)
The circular flow diagram captures the big picture of how different sectors of an economy are connected to one another by flows of money and goods.
Crowding-out Effect (11/2/2011)
Government deficit financing could crowd out private investment.
Crowding-out Effect (transcript) (11/18/2010)
Budget deficit crowds out investment.
Flows and Stocks (6/17/2010)
The excess of inflows over outflows adds to the stock if flows are not instantly perishable.
Is Japan Saving Too Much? (6/29/1999)
Japan's economy is stuck in a prolonged stagnation because consumers' disposable income is too low and business saving is too high.
Re-counting GDP (9/9/2013)
Some long-lived intangible assets will be counted as capital investment rather than one-time expenses in US GDP.
Spending Multiplier (transcript) (11/18/2010)
Total expenditure could be a multiple of the injected stimulus if most of the additional income is spent.
The High-Tech Treadmill (6/22/2001)
The profit of New Economy business firms that have very high R&D fixed costs and very low marginal costs is brutally squeezed in economic downturn.
The Soviet Union - Super Power or Paper Tiger? (4/14/2000)
The dismal transition of the centrally planned Soviet economy to a market economy results from the collapse of an effective government with an encompassing interest and the non-existence of secure property rights.
When a Vice Becomes a Virtue - Is The U.S. Saving Too Little? (6/29/1999)
Low saving rate in the US has kept the weak global economy afloat by putting foreign capital to more productive use.