What drives long-term capital flows? A theoretical and empirical investigation

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 120-142

  Verdier, Geneviève ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Capital flows; Capital shares; CES production function; Convergence; Credit constraints; Net external debt; Savings

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; CONVERGENCE; DEBT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; NEOCLASSICAL THEORY; PREDICTION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 37349016584     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2007.04.005     Document Type: Article

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