Zeros and lumps in investment: Empirical evidence on irreversibilities and nonconvexities

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Nilsen, OA; Schiantarelli, F
• 署名单位: University of Bergen; Boston College
• 刊物名称: REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0034-6535
• DOI: 10.1162/003465303772815907
• 发表日期: 2003-11
• 页码: 1021-1037
• 关键词: capital adjustment

摘要

The objective of this paper is to investigate if and how capital adjustment departs from the smooth pattern implied by standard model based on convex adjustment costs. Using Norwegian micro data, we start by documenting the intermittent and lumpy nature of investment rates. We then present two pieces of econometric evidence on these issues. First, we estimate a discrete hazard model to determine the probability of having an episode of high investment, conditional on the length of the interval from the last high-investment episode. Second, we estimate a switching regression model that allows for the response of the investment rate to fundamentals to differ across regimes. In both cases we investigate the aggregate implications of our results.