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The quantity approach to financial integration: The Feldstein-Horioka criterion revisited

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  • Lemmen, J.J.G.
  • Eijffinger, S.C.W.

    (Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research)

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This paper applies the Feldstein-Horioka criterion, that is, the role of savings-investment correlations, to assess the degree of financial integration in the European Community. We establish a link between the Feldstein-Horioka criterion and three other criteria for financial integration: the covered, uncovered, and real interest parity condition. Subsequently, we evaluate the Feldstein-Horioka criterion for financial integration on the basis of its underlying assumptions. The paper performs both cross-section and time-series analyses of savings-investment correlations. The time-series analysis relies on the concept of cointegration. Our major finding is that the Feldstein-Horioka criterion—contrary to what is usually found in world financial markets—is able to explain an increasing degree of financial integration in the European Community. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 1995

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Paper provided by Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research in its series Discussion Paper with number 1993-20.

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Keywords: EEC; Monetary Integration; Financial Markets;

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