Paper I · 5 Indian Economy & Development · 5.1.3 Growth and development

5.1.3.2 Saving, investment and capital formation: GCF, GFCF and ICOR

Capital formation is the addition to the stock of machines, buildings and inventories, financed by saving, and the ICOR tells how much capital a unit of extra output needs.

  • TGPSC MPSO / ASO · Paper I
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Key terms

  • saving
  • investment
  • gross capital formation
  • GFCF
  • change in stocks
  • valuables
  • net investment
  • depreciation
  • ICOR
  • Harrod-Domar
  • current account deficit

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