Financial openness and capital mobility: a dynamic panel analysis

Javed Younas () and Boaz Nandwa

International Review of Applied Economics, 2010, vol. 24, issue 2, 239-246

Abstract: Does unrestricted control on the movement of capital increase capital mobility? Theoretically, the answer is yes. This paper uses the Feldstein-Horioka savings-investment methodology to examine the impact of financial openness on the degree of capital mobility in 104 countries. Our estimates suggest that financial openness has increased capital mobility in developing countries, while its effect is statistically insignificant in OECD countries. This also implies that a developing country with more financial openness can have more access to external capital markets for borrowings. Foreign aid also appears to supplement domestic savings for investment in developing countries. In line with the previous findings, our study also confirms that capital is more mobile for developing countries.

Keywords: Feldstein-Horioka; capital mobility; financial openness; dynamic panel (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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