With nominal business investment currently at an historical low as a share of GDP, the corporate sector’s investment in the capital stock and the future health of the economy appears to be woefully inadequate. But the underlying picture is probably not nearly as bad as this suggests. While uncertainty about the future business environment has played at least some role in keeping investment subdued of late, there is no investment “crisis”.
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