Chapter - 7
Meaning of investment 
• In economics, investment means the new 
expenditure incurred on addition of capital goods 
such as machine, buildings ,equipment's, tools etc. 
• In keynes view investment refers real investment 
which adds to capital equipment. 
• It leads to increase in the level of income, 
production and purchase of capital goods.
Types of investment: 
1. Gross & net investment: 
2. Private & public investment 
3. Autonomous investment 
4. Induced investment
Autonomous investment 
 The investment which doesn’t change with the change 
in income level and therefore independent of income 
is said to be autonomous investment. 
 This investment generally taken place in roads ,house 
public undertaking and other types of economic 
infrastructures such as power transport and 
communication. 
 This investment depends more on population growth 
and technical progress than the level of income.
Induced investment: 
 Induced investment is that investment which is 
affected by the change in level of income 
 The investment depends more on income than on the 
rate of interest 
 The induced investment is undertaken both fixed 
capital assets and inventories.
Determinants of investment: 
Marginal efficiency of capital(MEC): 
 The term marginal efficiency of capital is associated 
with the real and not financial investment. 
 If the value of MEC is high, more capital will be 
invested and vice versa.
Technological progress: 
 The new technology increase the productivity of 
labour and capital. 
 The selection of new technology depends upon the net 
benefit over the lost of having the technology.
Demand forecast: 
 The long-term demand forecast is one of the 
determinants of investment decision. 
 If the firms finds market potential for the product in 
the long run, the firm will increase its investment.
Level of income: 
 If the level of income increases in an economy through 
increase in money wage rate the demand for goods will 
increase . 
 This will induce to investment and vice versa.
Growth of population: 
 To made a demand of a growing population, 
investment will increase in all types of consumer goods 
and vice versa.
Government policy: 
 Government policy also an important factor which 
influence the inducement to invest in the country. 
 If the government imposes low tax on the corporate 
income the investment will increase and vice versa.
Political climate: 
 If there is political instability the inducement to invest 
may be adversely affected. 
 On the other hand if there is political stability the 
investment increase.
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The investment function

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  • 2.
    Meaning of investment • In economics, investment means the new expenditure incurred on addition of capital goods such as machine, buildings ,equipment's, tools etc. • In keynes view investment refers real investment which adds to capital equipment. • It leads to increase in the level of income, production and purchase of capital goods.
  • 3.
    Types of investment: 1. Gross & net investment: 2. Private & public investment 3. Autonomous investment 4. Induced investment
  • 4.
    Autonomous investment The investment which doesn’t change with the change in income level and therefore independent of income is said to be autonomous investment.  This investment generally taken place in roads ,house public undertaking and other types of economic infrastructures such as power transport and communication.  This investment depends more on population growth and technical progress than the level of income.
  • 6.
    Induced investment: Induced investment is that investment which is affected by the change in level of income  The investment depends more on income than on the rate of interest  The induced investment is undertaken both fixed capital assets and inventories.
  • 8.
    Determinants of investment: Marginal efficiency of capital(MEC):  The term marginal efficiency of capital is associated with the real and not financial investment.  If the value of MEC is high, more capital will be invested and vice versa.
  • 9.
    Technological progress: The new technology increase the productivity of labour and capital.  The selection of new technology depends upon the net benefit over the lost of having the technology.
  • 10.
    Demand forecast: The long-term demand forecast is one of the determinants of investment decision.  If the firms finds market potential for the product in the long run, the firm will increase its investment.
  • 11.
    Level of income:  If the level of income increases in an economy through increase in money wage rate the demand for goods will increase .  This will induce to investment and vice versa.
  • 12.
    Growth of population:  To made a demand of a growing population, investment will increase in all types of consumer goods and vice versa.
  • 13.
    Government policy: Government policy also an important factor which influence the inducement to invest in the country.  If the government imposes low tax on the corporate income the investment will increase and vice versa.
  • 14.
    Political climate: If there is political instability the inducement to invest may be adversely affected.  On the other hand if there is political stability the investment increase.
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