Abstract:This study estimates the determinants of the elasticities of private investment and total investment for the Brazilian economy for the period between 1960 and 2013. It uses a Bayesian model averaging and weighted-average least-squares approach with a flexible accelerator model of investment equation and Kalman filtering techniques. We conclude that the aggregate infrastructure index (taken from the main component analysis) and public investment crowd-in private investment. The results indicate that private inv… Show more
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