Abstract
Baxter and Crucini [Am. Economic Rev. 83 (1993) 416] propose a country-size argument to explain the Feldstein-Horioka puzzle. This paper augments the empirical literature by examining the threshold effect of country-size, measured by relative GNP share, on the magnitude of saving-retention coefficient. Evidence from a panel of 23 OECD countries indicates that the saving-retention coefficient increase as the relative GNP share becomes larger, which substantially supports the country-size argument.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 387-396 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Macroeconomics |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 Sept |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Country-size
- Saving-retention coefficients
- Thresholds
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Economics and Econometrics