Alin OPREANA

Investment Modelling at the Euro Area Level

Expert Journal of Finance
2(1)
pp. 26-30
The Author(s). 2014

Received: November 27, 2014
Accepted: December 12, 2014
Published: December 30, 2014
The aim of this research is to model the investment function at the level of the Euro zone. To achieve this main objective, we use and implement the structural equation modeling procedure for empirical analysis. Using this technique, the causal relationships established between investment and influencing factors are estimated and tested. Also, in the process of modeling structural equations, we examine empirical data sets related to the Euro area’s Member States.
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Acknowledgements:
This work was supported by the strategic grant POSDRU/159/1.5/S/133255, Project ID 133255 (2014), co-financed by the European Social Fund within the Sectorial Operational Program Human Resources Development 2007-2013.

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Alin Opreana, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania
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