The Cyclical and Trend Behavour of Australian Investment and Savings

A spectral analysis of the Australian time series for the investment and savings ratios on quarterly data over the period from September 1959 to December 2005 reveals that the major cyclical components of the savings and investment ratios cohere strongly. This suggests there is a medium to long term...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Felmingham, Bruce
Other Authors: Cooray, Arusha
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2008
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Collection: OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:A spectral analysis of the Australian time series for the investment and savings ratios on quarterly data over the period from September 1959 to December 2005 reveals that the major cyclical components of the savings and investment ratios cohere strongly. This suggests there is a medium to long term relationship between investment and savings. Further, the investment and saving ratios cohere strongly with the business cycle suggesting a procyclical pattern of investment and saving behaviour on Australian data. A subsequent long memory analysis reveals that the saving and investment ratios, the investment ratio and real GDP and the savings ratio and real GDP are fractionally cointegrated. The policy implications are explained
Physical Description:20 p. 16 x 23cm