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Analyzing Investment Behavior
An economic analyst observes two industries. In the construction industry, firms frequently cancel or postpone major building projects whenever the central bank announces even a small increase in borrowing costs. In the software development industry, firms' plans for new product development seem largely unaffected by the same changes in borrowing costs. Based on this observation, which industry would likely be characterized by a larger value for the coefficient that measures the responsiveness of investment to interest rate changes in the standard aggregate investment function? Justify your answer.
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