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Investment Models

📊 High-Yield Data & Statistical Fact Sheet
Investment GDP Identity - $$GDP = C + G + I + NX$$ ($I = \text{Gross Investment / Capital Formation}$).
Prohibited FDI Sectors - Lottery, Gambling/Casinos, Chit Funds, Nidhi Companies, TDR trading, Tobacco Mfg, Atomic Energy, Railway Operations.
ICOR Capital Efficiency - $$\text{ICOR} = \frac{\text{Annual Capital Investment}}{\text{Annual Increase in GDP}}$$ UPSC Rule: Lower ICOR is preferred (denotes less capital required per unit of growth).
Viability Gap Funding (VGF) - Central grant of up to 20% of project cost for commercially unviable but socially essential infrastructure.
1. THE SAVINGS-INVESTMENT LINK & EFFICIENCY METRICS
Keynesian Investment Multiplier - $$\text{Multiplier} = \frac{1}{1 - \text{MPC}} = \frac{1}{\text{MPS}}$$
FDI Definition - Long-term, non-debt capital ($\ge 10\%$ equity in listed company or any equity in unlisted firm).
FPI Definition - Portfolio investment ($< 10\%$ equity in listed firm).
2. THE PPP ARCHITECTURE: EPC, BOT & HAM MODELS
EPC Model - 100% government-funded; private contractor assumes design and construction risk, handing asset back to Govt upon completion.
BOT-Toll Model - Private developer builds, operates, and recovers investment via toll collection (traffic risk borne by developer).
BOT-Annuity Model - Developer builds, Govt pays fixed periodic annuity payments (traffic risk borne by Govt).
HAM Construction Funding - 40% funded by Govt during construction, 60% by private developer.
HAM Revenue Model - Govt pays developer fixed annuity payments with interest post-completion (mitigates revenue risk).