Econometric Estimation of Bulgarian Investment Function

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Keywords
investment function, cointegration analysis, causality analysis, error correction models (ECM), forecasting

Summary
An investment function in economic terms is a concept or strategy that explains the relationships between shifts in the national income and changes in the investment patterns in the national economy. In this publication the methodology of vector error correction model (VECM) is applied to investigate long-run and short-run relationships between investments and some of their key determinants - real gross domestic product, inflation, discount interest rate and a composite index of financial development. Econometric analysis is based on annual data, which covered the period from 1991 to 2011. It is estimated there are three investment functions – of the total investment, private investment and foreign direct investment. Åach function is analyzed with and without structural shocks occurring in the study period.

JEL: C22, C52, C53, G18
Pages: 36
DOI:  1

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