How does a decrease in interest rates decrease investment rates? This is how I believe a liquidity trap works, not sure if it is correct.
Thank you
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$\begingroup$ What definition of “investment rate” are you using? Investment in economics refers to capital expenditure. Do you mean “interest rate” of “rate of return”? $\endgroup$ – Brian Romanchuk Apr 13 '20 at 17:56
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$\begingroup$ Investment rate as private expenditure. $\endgroup$ – user26090 Apr 14 '20 at 21:28
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$\begingroup$ what do you mean by "Investment rate as private expenditure"? Amount of private investment of total private expenditure? Please clarify $\endgroup$ – Brennan Apr 15 '20 at 0:31
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$\begingroup$ In that case, that’s not what a liquidity trap refers to. (Admittedly, a lot of people have mis-used the term, so there might be someone who says that.) The liquidity trap is a phenomenon in bond markets, where yields cannot get lower. $\endgroup$ – Brian Romanchuk Apr 15 '20 at 0:42
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$\begingroup$ Total expenditure yes. $\endgroup$ – user26090 Apr 16 '20 at 14:29
