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Capital costs, industrial mix, and the composition of business investment

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  • Yolanda K. Henderson
  • Jeffrey B. Liebman

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The composition of business investment in the United States changed dramatically during the 1980s. Workplaces were transformed as a result of investments in information processing equipment such as computers, fax machines, copiers, and sophisticated telephones. Businesses built new office towers and shopping malls, but few industrial facilities. ; This article considers the extent to which changes in the cost of capital can account for these shifts. A number of developments occurred in the 1980s that affected the cost of capital more for some industries and assets than others. It is well known, for example, that computer prices fell sharply. Also, policymakers enacted significant revisions to the tax laws in efforts to alter the allocation of investment. The article concludes that the changes are due in large part to movements in real capital goods prices across industries and across assets.

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  • Yolanda K. Henderson & Jeffrey B. Liebman, 1992. "Capital costs, industrial mix, and the composition of business investment," New England Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, issue Jan, pages 67-92.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedbne:y:1992:i:jan:p:67-92
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    1. Michael P. O'Malley, 1996. "Tax exhaustion, firm investment, and leasing; a test of the Q model of investment," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 96-31, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
    2. Michael P. O'Malley, "undated". "Tax Exhaustion, Firm Investment, and Leasing: A Test of the Q Model of Investment," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 1996-31, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.), revised 10 Dec 2019.
    3. Stanley C. W. Salvary, 2004. "The Neoclassical Model, Corporate Retained Earnings, And The Regional Flows Of Financial Capital," Urban/Regional 0410007, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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