ICT and Non-ICT investments: short and long run macro dynamics

Bacchini, Fabio ; Bontempi, Maria Elena ; Golinelli, Roberto ; Jona Lasinio, Cecilia (2014) ICT and Non-ICT investments: short and long run macro dynamics. Bologna: Dipartimento di Scienze economiche DSE, p. 30. DOI 10.6092/unibo/amsacta/4050. In: Quaderni - Working Paper DSE (956). ISSN 2282-6483.
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Abstract

In this paper, we model business investment distinguishing between ICT (communication equipment, hardware and software) and Non-ICT (machinery and equipment, and nonresidential buildings) components and taking into account asset specific characteristics potentially affecting the reactivity of capital accumulation over the business cycle. Business investment and ICT and Non-ICT assets are estimated within a VECM model to test, in a unique framework, the assumptions of the flexible accelerator model (Clark, 1944, and Koyck, 1954) and of the neoclassical model of Hall and Jorgenson (1967), as well as how financial constraints and uncertainty influence investment behaviour (Hall and Lerner, 2010, and Bloom, 2007). Our findings suggest that the long-run relationship with standard macro determinants (output and user cost) is verified for aggregate business capital stock as well as for individual Non-ICT assets but not for ICT. In the short run, liquidity is a key determinant of investment behaviour independently of the asset type. In the long-run, uncertainty significantly affects ICT. Finally, the results of the counterfactual exercises over the latest Italian recession support the idea that ICT is a key policy variable to foster the economic recovery.

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Monografia (Working paper)
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AutoreAffiliazioneORCID
Bacchini, Fabio
Bontempi, Maria Elena
Golinelli, Roberto
Jona Lasinio, Cecilia
Parole chiave
Evaluation of Macro models, ICT Investments, Uncertainty, Liquidity constraints
Settori scientifico-disciplinari
ISSN
2282-6483
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18 Lug 2014 06:59
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16 Mar 2015 14:52
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