PART I: INTRODUCTION
Introduction
An Overview of Concepts and Approaches
PART II: THEORETICAL ISSUES
The Intellectual Ancestors: Irving Fisher and Maynard Keynes
Accelerator Theory
Jorgenson's Model of Investment
The Limitations of Jorgenson's Model
Putty Clay Models of Investment
Adjustment Costs and q Theory
Uncertainty and Investement
Post Keynesian Analysis of Investment
PART III: TESTING THE THEORIES
Comparing Jorgenson's Model and Accelerator Theory: Evidence from the UK
Uncertainty in Competing Models of Investment: Evidence from the USA
PART IV: EMPIRICAL APPLICATIONS OF INVESTMENT PRINCIPLES
Computing Investment in the New Economy: US Evidence
Investment and Development: A Cross Sectional Analysis
Residential Investment: Bubbles and Crashes in the UK Housing Market 1980-99
PART V: CONCLUSION
Concluding Remarks
Bibliography
Statistical Appendix: Some Basic Econometric Techniques
Glossary.