A Methodological Note on Measuring the Functional Efficiency of Capital Markets

We apply the accelerator principle to measure the functional efficiency of capital markets. We estimate the elasticity of capital with respect to output using a panel of firms across 44 countries, and compare the results with existing approaches. Furthermore, we correlate our measure with corporate governance institutions.

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Year of publication:	2008-05-12
Authors:	Eklund, Johan E. ; Desai, Sameeksha
Institutions:	Ratioinstitutet
Subject:	Allocation of capital \| accelerator principle \| functional efficiency:

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Ratio Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series Ratio Working Papers Number 121 10 pages
Classification:	C00 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods. General ; G32 - Financing Policy; Capital and Ownership Structure ; P00 - Economic Systems. General
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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