Investment lags and macroeconomic dynamics

This study examines the dynamics and the fit of a time-to-build model. The benchmark model employs the investment adjustment cost specification of Christiano, Eichenbaum, and Evans (2005) and the alternative model utilizes the time-to-build specification of Casares (2006). The Bayesian estimation result conveys the following implications: In general, the time-to-build model generates similar dynamics as the benchmark model. But it does not improve the fit of the model to the data. The model comparison, based on marginal likelihood and simulation results, makes the benchmark model the winner of the horse race.