The article analyses recent developments in business investment for a large group of EU countries, using a broad set of … analytical tools and data sources. We find that the assessment of whether or not investment is currently low varies across … benchmarks and countries. At the euro area level and for most countries, the level of business investment is broadly in line with …

This paper attempts to test whether financial supply-side shifts explain the low-investment climate of private firms in …

This paper examines the effects of monetary policy on investment spending in Malaysia for 1990-2008 using firm … rate and broad credit channels. Using a dynamic neoclassical investment function, empirical results based on system … credit channels in influencing investment spending. The results also reveal that the effect of monetary policy channels on …