Abstract

La Paradoja de Felstein-Horioka es una regularidad empírica que pone en duda la validez del supuesto sobre perfecta movilidad del capital. Estudiamos la relación ahorro-inversión en México de 1950 a 2007 mediante métodos de cointegración con cambios estructurales. Los resultados indican que no había movilidad del capital hasta 1982; ello coincide con la crisis internacional de la deuda y queda en medio de la liberalización de los flujos de capital. La evidencia sugiere que existía una relación ahorro-inversión estrecha antes de 1983, pero que después perdió importancia. Lo anterior es evidencia contraria a la Paradoja.

Alternate abstract:

The Feldstein-Horioka Paradox is an empirical regularity that calls into question the validity of the assumption about perfect capital mobility. We study the savings-investment relationship in Mexico from 1950 to 2007 by means of a cointegration analysis that allows for structural breaks. The results suggest that there was not capital mobility until 1982. This coincides with the international debt crisis and is in the midst of the liberalization process of the capital flows. Evidence suggests that there was a strong savings-investment relationship until 1982, but it weakened afterwards. This evidence is contrary to the aforementioned Paradox.

Details

Title
Paradoja Feldstein-Horioka: el caso de México (1950-2007)
Author
Víctor Hugo Alcalá Ríos; Manuel Gómez Zaldívar; Daniel Ventosa Santaulária
Pages
293-313
Section
Artículos
Publication year
2011
Publication date
Jul-Dec 2011
Publisher
Colegio de México, A.C.
ISSN
01886916
e-ISSN
01867202
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English; Spanish
ProQuest document ID
2426235429
Copyright
© 2011. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.