%0 Journal Article %T THE ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF INVESTMENT %A SIMONA CRISTINA COSTEA %J Anale : Seria £¿tiin£¿e Economice. Timi£¿oara %D 2012 %I Mirton Publishing %X Economic efficiency is the main quality factor of economic growth because through it one can achieve an absolute performance enhancement involving the same amount of effort. In a market driven economy efficiency has to be estimated at a microeconomic level as well as with respect to the national economy Investments play a key role in the economy as an intermediate between the production of goods and services and the consumer itself being a factor of influence regarding the demand as well as the offer. Investment provides the financial support for promoting technical-scientific progress in various fields of activity. %K economic efficiency %K investments %K progress %U http://fse.tibiscus.ro/anale/Lucrari2012/kssue2012_033.pdf