<p>i guess a) NEW house
b) buying shares in a domestic company in an IPO
c) investment in a personal business , eg taxi driver buying a NEW taxi, shop owner buying his shop or renovating it</p>

<p>what about paying for school for kids? (improvement of human capital)?</p>

<p>what about land improvement, eg building a parking lot, or new apartment building , </p>

<p>what about in farming, is maintenance = investment? eg is putting in fertilizer investment?<br>
i guess that maintenance is not investment , only IMPROVEMENT could be investment.  eg trucking in better quality soil would be investment ?</p>

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what are Investments (as defined in macroeconomics) that Households make?
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# what are Investments (as defined in macroeconomics) that Households make?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-01-08)

i guess a) NEW house
b) buying shares in a domestic company in an IPO
c) investment in a personal business , eg taxi driver buying a NEW taxi, shop owner buying his shop or renovating it

what about paying for school for kids? (improvement of human capital)?

what about land improvement, eg building a parking lot, or new apartment building ,

what about in farming, is maintenance = investment? eg is putting in fertilizer investment?  
i guess that maintenance is not investment , only IMPROVEMENT could be investment. eg trucking in better quality soil would be investment ?

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