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Investment and Uncertainty in a Quadratic Adjustment Cost Model: Evidence from Brazil

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  • Rodrigo Pereira

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In this paper I assess empirically the sign of the uncertainty-investment relation in Brazil within a quadratic adjustment cost model. It is shown that these variables are negatively related in the Brazilian economy. The implication is that investment can be enlarged with the adoption of a sustainable macroeconomic policy that rules out uncertainty-yielding shocks, like huge devaluation in domestic currency, or defaults in internal and external debts. I also propose a method for estimating the quadratic adjustment cost model when the endogenous variable is I(2) and the forcing variables are I(1). As long as capital stock is typically an I(2) variable, the econometric insight seems particularly suited for models of investment. Neste artigo é avaliado empiricamente o sinal da relação entre investimento e incerteza no Brasil, utilizando-se do arcabouço dos modelos com custo de ajustamento quadrático. Mostra-se que essas variáveis são negativamente relacionadas na economia brasileira. A implicação é que o nível de investimento pode ser aumentado com a adoção de uma política macroeconômica sustentável capaz de evitar choques que geram incerteza, como grandes desvalorizações no câmbio ou moratórias nas dívidas interna e externa. Propõe-se ainda um método para estimar o modelo com custo de ajustamento quadrático quando a variável endógena é I(2) e as variáveis exógenas são I(1). Dado que o estoque de capital é tipicamente uma variável I(2), o procedimento econométrico parece particularmente apropriado para modelos de investimento.

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  • Rodrigo Pereira, 2015. "Investment and Uncertainty in a Quadratic Adjustment Cost Model: Evidence from Brazil," Discussion Papers 0085, Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada - IPEA.
  • Handle: RePEc:ipe:ipetds:0085
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