@techreport{05416c6c73254720ab3480da3a347c9e,
title = "Why Is Investment So Weak Despite High Profitability? A panel study of Japanese manufacturing firms",
abstract = "We examine the investment behavior of Japanese manufacturing firms, using firm-level panel data for the period of 1970 to 2014. We find that the profitability of investment, measured by marginal q, has increased over time, while the investment rate has declined. We shed light on the perceived gap between investment and marginal q by estimating a marginal q-type investment function. We find that the investment sensitivity to profitability has declined steadily, which is partly explained by a decrease in the proportion of growth firms that have strong investment sensitivity to marginal q, and an increase in the proportion of restructuring firms that have weak investment sensitivity to marginal q.",
keywords = "Investment, Marginal q, Investment gap, Growth firms, Restructuring firms",
author = "Kazuo Ogawa and Elmer Sterken and Ichiro Tokutsu",
year = "2019",
month = feb,
language = "English",
series = "RIETI Discussion Paper Series",
publisher = "The Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry",
number = "19-E-009",
type = "WorkingPaper",
institution = "The Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry",
}