In our analysis we discuss several dynamic panel data estimators proposed in the literature and assess their performance in Monte Carlo simulations. It is a well known fact that the natural choice, the least squares dummy variable estimator is biased in the context of dynamic estimation. The...

The paper explores the investment behaviour of German firms in the context of the Q-approach, which plays a dominant role in empirical investment research. The analysis is based on the Deutsche Bundesbank's corporate balance sheet statistics. The panel data set contains some 2,300 German firms'...

The paper argues that the several theories used to support the traditional thesis of a dependence of investment on the interest rate are all unconvincing. The following theories are reviewed: pre-Keynesian, Keynes, array of opportunities, Lerner, Jorgenson, adjustment costs, Tobin's q. It is...

The specification of the accumulation function is critical for the properties and implications of structuralist and post-Keynesian models. A large Kaleckian literature assumes that investment is relatively insensitive to variations in the utilization rate of capital, and this extension of a...