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		missdaredevil
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:36 pm    Post subject: underinvestment | 
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				What is an *underinvestment*? An investment that ends up lossing money?
 
 
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		Mister Micawber
 
  
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				 Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 3:05 am    Post subject:  | 
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No.  Underinvestment is a situation where not enough (money) was invested.
 
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		missdaredevil
 
 
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				 Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 11:57 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Could you give me an example of the word's usage? Like when a project doesn't receive enough fund?
 
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		Mister Micawber
 
  
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				 Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 3:18 am    Post subject:  | 
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According to the study, India is underinvested in IT, which hampers the ability of the sector to grow and contribute to general growth and productivity.
 
 
Though high-income Blacks are more interested than ever in becoming stock investors, they remain underinvested due to distrust, according to a survey.
 
 
A recent empirical study by Graham and Harvey (2001), however, finds little evidence that corporate executives are concerned about asset substitution and underinvestment problems when they make firms� investment and financing decisions.
 
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