The Feldstein-Horioka puzzle and twin deficits in selected countries

Economics of Planning

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 135-152

  Fidrmuc, Jarko ^a,b  

^a OESTERREICHISCHE NATIONALBANK   (Austria)

^b Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Cointegration; Current account deficit; Feldstein Horioka puzzle; Fiscal policy; Hysteresis

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL MARKET; FINANCIAL MARKET; INVESTMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 1342331151     PISSN: 00130451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ECOP.0000012256.88112.c2     Document Type: Article

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