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Use Tobin's Q Theory and the Neoclassical Theory of Investment

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Use Tobin's q theory and the neoclassical theory of investment to explain how optimistic scenarios of the "information age" would cause overinvestment in computer-related capital goods,and how that overinvestment would cause a sudden reversal.


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