Re-examining the Feldstein-Horioka and Sachs' views of capital mobility: A heterogeneous panel setup

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作者
Holmes, Mark J. [1 ]
Otero, Jesus [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Waikato, Dept Econ, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
[2] Univ Rosario, Fac Econ, Bogota, Colombia
关键词
Feldstein-Horioka; Capital mobility; Current account; Heterogeneous panel; UNIT-ROOT TESTS; TIME-SERIES; LONG-RUN; PUZZLE; STATIONARITY; INVESTMENT; OECD; MEMBERS; BIAS;
D O I
10.1016/j.iref.2014.03.002
中图分类号
F8 [财政、金融];
学科分类号
0202 ;
摘要
We re-examine two complementary views of international capital mobility using data for 25 OECD countries over the period 1970-2011. Estimation of the original Feldstein-Horioka and Sachs' equations provides mixed evidence of capital mobility, though we do not detect a significant bias towards finding in favour of capital immobility in using time-averaged data. However, potential bias in cross-sectional estimation motivates us to examine the data as a heterogeneous panel which allows us to control for the effects of cross-sectional dependence and endogeneity. In addressing the Feldstein-Horioka puzzle, application of the CCEMG estimator of Pesaran (2006) to the Feldstein-Horioka and Sachs' equations points towards greater (though not perfect) capital mobility than hitherto found. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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