Abstract:It is widely agreed that investment is important because it raises economy's productive capacity by accelerating advancement in technology and adoption of new techniques that enhances industrial growth (Ahmad et al, 2009). According to Dornbush (1999) investment depends on number of factors and is therefore volatile thus a major cause of fluctuations of GDP during business cycle. The classical economists, Smith and Ricardo argued that national prosperity and growth can be achieved through market mechanisms wit… Show more
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