International Capital Mobility in History: The Saving-Investment Relationship

54 Pages Posted: 24 Oct 1996 Last revised: 13 Mar 2022

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Alan M. Taylor

University of California, Davis - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Date Written: September 1996

Abstract

Economic historians have been concerned with the evolution of international capital markets over the long run, but empirical testing of market integration has been limited. This paper augments the literature by investigating long- and short-run criteria for capital mobility using time-series and cross-section analysis of saving-investment correlation for twelve countries since 1850. The results present a nuanced picture of capital market evolution. The sample shows considerable cross-country heterogeneity. Broadly speaking, the inter-war period, and especially the Great Depression, emerge as an era of diminishing capital mobility, and only recently can we observe a tentative return to the degree of capital mobility witnessed during the late nineteenth century.

Suggested Citation

Taylor, Alan M., International Capital Mobility in History: The Saving-Investment Relationship (September 1996). NBER Working Paper No. w5743, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4358

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