Investment goods

Investment goods

In economics, investment goods are the plant, machinery, and equipment that enable production, and are the main input into new installed capital.

External sources

* [http://faculty.uwb.edu/danby/kalecki/Kaleckian.htm A Simple Kaleckian Model] , suggesting that total saving by the consumption goods sector is equal to total consumption by the investment goods sector.
* [http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162/154247604323068005 Investment Prices and Exchange Rates: Some Basic Facts] , suggesting four basic facts about investment goods and investment prices.


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