Do TFP and the relative price of investment share a common I(1) component?

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control
Year: 2014
Volume: 45
Issue: C
Pages: 239-261

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Abstract

Results from cointegration tests clearly suggest that TFP and the relative price of investment (RPI) are not cointegrated. Evidence on the alternative possibility that they may nonetheless contain a common I(1) component generating long-horizon co-variation between them crucially depends on the fact that (i) structural breaks are, or are not allowed for, and (ii) the precise nature and timing of such breaks. Not allowing for breaks, evidence points towards the presence of a common component inducing positive long-horizon covariation, which is compatible with the notion that the technology transforming consumption goods into investment goods is non-linear, and the RPI is also impacted upon by neutral shocks. Allowing for breaks, evidence suggests that long-horizon covariation is either nil or negative.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:dyncon:v:45:y:2014:i:c:p:239-261
Journal Field
Macro
Author Count
1
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2026-01-24