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Where does Capital Flow? A Comparison of U.S. States and EU Countries 1950-2000 - Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, Bent E. Sorensen and Belgi Turan

Author(s): Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan (University of Houston and NBER), Bent E. Sorensen (University of Houston and CPER), Belgi Turan (University of Houston)

Where does Capital Flow? A Comparison of U.S. States and EU Countries 1950-2000 pdf (724 kB) Choose translations of the previous link 

We find that the United States in the 1950s and 1960s was characterized by strong "catch-up growth" in the south with capital owing from rich northern states to poorer southern states – consistent with the predictions of the simple neoclassical model. After the 1970s, "catch-up growth" is mainly over in the United States and capital is owing to productive (rich) states. For Europe, we find that capital has been owing from the richer countries to the poorer countries since the 1970s with no signs yet of the "catch-up" phase having run its course, except for the country of Ireland.
(European Economy. Economic Papers 295. December 2007. Brussels. 31pp. Tab. Graph. )

ISSN ISSN 1016-8060 (prin (online)

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