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MULTIPLICATEUR INVESTISSEMENT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
- Investment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- multiplier
1, record 1, English, multiplier
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- expenditure multiplier 2, record 1, English, expenditure%20multiplier
correct
- spending multiplier 2, record 1, English, spending%20multiplier
correct
- investment multiplier 3, record 1, English, investment%20multiplier
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A ratio indicating the effect on total employment or on total income of a specified amount of a real capital investment. This important economic concept shows how fluctuations in the amount of investment ..., although small in relation to the national income, are capable of generating fluctuations of much greater magnitude in total employment and income .... As the multiplier is the ratio between employment or income and investment, it is thus the reciprocal of the ratio of savings to income, i.e. the reciprocal of the marginal propensity to save. 4, record 1, English, - multiplier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Some frequently used multipliers are: Employment multiplier. ... Spending multiplier, also called expenditure multiplier. ... Although there are these and several more multipliers used, when the word is used without a qualifier, it usually refers to this spending multiplier. This multiplier is often broken into its component parts; an investment multiplier and a government spending multiplier are identified. 2, record 1, English, - multiplier
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
- Investissements et placements
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- multiplicateur
1, record 1, French, multiplicateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- coefficient multiplicateur 2, record 1, French, coefficient%20multiplicateur
correct, masculine noun
- coefficient de multiplication 3, record 1, French, coefficient%20de%20multiplication
correct, masculine noun
- multiplicateur d'investissement 1, record 1, French, multiplicateur%20d%27investissement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] coefficient d'accroissement du revenu global par rapport à un volume d'investissement additionnel. D'abord présenté par R. F. Kahn comme un multiplicateur d'emploi (1931), à partir de l'observation qu'un volume d'emploi additionnel primaire entraîne des créations d'emploi secondaires par l'enchaînement des revenus distribués et des dépenses auxquelles ils sont affectés, le principe a été systématisé par Keynes sous forme de coefficient multiplicateur d'investissement : il exprime qu'une dépense additionnelle d'investissement crée des ondes successives de revenus dont l'importance dépend de la propension à consommer des bénéficiaires : le coefficient multiplicateur peut être ainsi mesuré [...] 2, record 1, French, - multiplicateur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-07-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Investment
- Economic Conditions and Forecasting
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- investment multiplier
1, record 2, English, investment%20multiplier
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In macroeconomics, the ratio of the change in national income following on a change in investment to the change in investment. 1, record 2, English, - investment%20multiplier
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Investissements et placements
- Prévisions et conjonctures économiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- multiplicateur d'investissement
1, record 2, French, multiplicateur%20d%27investissement
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- coefficient multiplicateur d'investissement 2, record 2, French, coefficient%20multiplicateur%20d%27investissement
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] coefficient d'accroissement du revenu global par rapport à un volume d'investissement additionnel. 2, record 2, French, - multiplicateur%20d%27investissement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inversiones
- Previsiones y condiciones económicas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- multiplicador de la inversión
1, record 2, Spanish, multiplicador%20de%20la%20inversi%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Concepto teórico de la macroeconomía que indica la relación existente entre las variaciones de la inversión y las variaciones en el producto interno bruto. 1, record 2, Spanish, - multiplicador%20de%20la%20inversi%C3%B3n
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