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Browsing ECO Working Papers by Author "NIREI, Makoto"
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Title:Detecting Propagation Effects by Observing Aggregate Distributions: The Case of Lumpy Investments
Author(s):GUISO, Luigi; LAI, Chaoqun; NIREI, MakotoDate:2011-01-01Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI ECOAbstract:By using an extensive panel data set of Italian firms, we show empirically that the fraction of firms that engage in a lumpy investment follows a non-normal, double-exponential distribution across region-year. We propose ...