In: Economics
What is an investment shock and how can it positively or negatively impact the economy? is it part of a demand shock?
Investment shocks are the unprecedented changes in the total
level of investment. Investments are the driving forces towards
development and growth. Sometimes some negative investment shocks
with huge fall in the capital stock with high depreciation rate.
This will negatively affect the economic growth. The lowering
investment rate will leads to high level of unemployment also. On
the other hand, the high level of government expenditure will
increase the investment rate and this rising investment rate will
create a boom in the economy. This will increase the production
level and the employment opportunities also.
Investment shocks are part of demand shocks. This is because of
that the shocks in investment will affect the aggregate demand. The
positive shock in investment will raise the level of aggregate
demand and leads to economic growth. This increasing demand will
increase the demand for goods and services. Technological
advancements, purchasing large number of machines for production,
government stimulus programmes will make positive shock in
investment and also there is positive demand shock. On the other
hand, earthquakes, rapid growth of population, terrorist attacks
were leads to negative shocks and leads to falling production level
and negative growth rate.