Aggregate Demand Growth as a Stimulus for Coordinated Investment
The principle that firm investment spending responds positively to the growth of aggregate demand serves as a generalization of more specific arguments, such as those concerning credit constraints and investment coordination. When an economy-wide increase in spending on goods and services occurs, it helps align firms' plans for their future capacity needs. This coordination of expectations, which can be measured by a business confidence index, in turn stimulates investment spending.
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Figure 3.23: Investment, aggregate demand, and business confidence in the eurozone (1996–2022)