The Feldstein–Horioka puzzle revisited: A Monte Carlo study

This study revisits the Feldstein–Horioka (FH) puzzle by employing a variety of asymptotically efficient cointegration estimators, and by using the critical values obtained from Monte Carlo simulations to test the hypothesis of a unit retention coefficient. This leads to a lower rejection of the nul...

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Published in:Journal of international money and finance 2005-11, Vol.24 (7), p.1143-1149
Main Authors: Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Panopoulou, Ekaterini, Pittis, Nikitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capital mobility
Cointegration
Cointegration analysis
Economic models
Economic theory
Empirical tests
Estimation
Estimators
Feldstein–Horioka puzzle
Finance
Globalization
Hypothesis testing
International capital mobility
Monte Carlo simulation
Monte Carlo simulations
Studies
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Summary:This study revisits the Feldstein–Horioka (FH) puzzle by employing a variety of asymptotically efficient cointegration estimators, and by using the critical values obtained from Monte Carlo simulations to test the hypothesis of a unit retention coefficient. This leads to a lower rejection of the null than standard critical values would have implied. Despite ample evidence supporting the FH result, there appears to be considerable heterogeneity in terms of the savings–investment association, and only 25% of the 23 OECD countries we examine can be characterised as open economies in the FH sense. Whether or not one subscribes to the FH interpretation, the FH result does not appear to be robust.
ISSN:0261-5606
1873-0639
DOI:10.1016/j.jimonfin.2005.08.003