Zusammenfassung Die hohe Korrelation zwischen nationalen Investitions- und Sparquoten ist seit der Studie von Feldstein/Horioka (1980) ein umstrittener, aber zunächst häufig bestätigter empirischer Befund. In diesem Beitrag wird dieser Zusammenhang erneut für die EU-Staaten im Zeitraum von...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine whether current account imbalances – surpluses or deficits – are “excessive” and hence constitute a valid concern. The second objective is to assess the degree of capital mobility by comparing the variance of the current account...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review concepts and measurements related to financial globalization such as financial openness, financial integration, monetary interdependence, and the mobility and movement of capital. Design/methodology/approach – This paper surveys the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to model the volatility of treasury bill (T-bill) rates in five Sub-Saharan capital markets to investigate whether or not differences in capital mobility affect volatility. Design/methodology/approach – Primary data was collected from weekly T-bill...

Purpose – This paper examines the long‐term relationship between saving and investment as a criterion for assessing international capital mobility for the case of Saudi Arabia, the largest economy among the Middle Eastern and Arab nations. Design/methodology/approach – The approach is...