On the savings wedge in international capital flows

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2016
Volume: 145
Issue: C
Pages: 126-129

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Abstract

I explore the determinants of the savings wedge in international capital flows computed in a sample of 68 developing countries in Gourinchas and Jeanne (2013). I show that size (rather than allocation) of net capital flows in the data is the major cause of the negative correlation between the calibrated savings wedge and productivity growth.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:145:y:2016:i:c:p:126-129
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
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2026-01-29