This paper shows that the Feldsteins & Horioka (1980) test does not measure capital mobility, but just the variability between domestic and external savings. Furthermore, it concludes that the Coakley, Kulasi & Smith (1996) test for current account solvency, is a necessary, but not sufficient,...

This paper shows that the Feldsteins & Horioka (1980) test does not measure capital mobility, but just the variability between domestic and external savings. Furthermore, it concludes that the Coakley, Kulasi & Smith (1996) test for current account solvency, is a necessary, but not sufficient,...