Though there are many indicators that the U.S. economy is improving, many companies are still not making significant capital investments. Agib Aslam, Daniel Leigh and Seok Gil Park writing for the IMF blog iMFdirect explore this topic. Weak sales during the recession forced many businesses to scale back their spending. The authors explain that rejuvenating capital spending will take policy efforts and why this growth is important.
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