European integration and external sustainability of the European Union: an application of the thesis of Feldstein and Horioka |
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Authors: | João Sousa Andrade |
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Institution: | (1) Grupo de Estudos Monetários e Financeiros, Faculdade de Economia, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal;(2) Centre d’Etudes en Macroéconomie et Finance Internationale, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France |
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Abstract: | The Feldstein–Horioka thesis was considered one of the greatest puzzles in economics. Formulated to measure international
capital mobility, it has known a process of immunization to be conformed to empirical evidence and respect econometric knowledge.
We apply to EU countries a formulation of this thesis which is adequate to test external sustainability and measure international
capital mobility. Applying appropriate econometric methods we can accept the hypothesis of external unsustainability for the
EU before the enlargement. The enlargement allows the external sustainability of the new EU. The lesser mobility of capital
in the countries of the enlargement must be considered as a positive shock on EU industry of financial services. |
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Keywords: | Feldstein– Horioka thesis Capital mobility Saving Investment External balance |
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