<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> This research is focused on the analysis of capital mobility indicators in the EU new member states as capital market union is one of the newest initiative in the EU. We found the most integrated countries are Hungary, the Czech R., Croatia and Estonia. Econometric analysis emphasized the main determinants of capital account openness and of FDI inward stock. The analysis indicates that the level of development, intra-EU trade and FDI inward stock have a positive impact on capital account openness (mobility), while inflation has a negative infl uence. The GDP per capita, intra- EU trade and capital account openness have positive impact on FDI inward stock while inflation and gross fixed capital formation have negative influence. Unexpectedly, fiscal variables and interest rates do not have a significant impact on capital openness. The results show that there is room for improvement in all countries that would enable more favorable access to capital.</p></abstract>

This research is focused on the analysis of capital mobility indicators in the EU new member states as capital market union is one of the newest initiative in the EU. We found the most integrated countries are Hungary, the Czech R., Croatia and Estonia. Econometric analysis emphasized the main determinants of capital account openness and of FDI inward stock. The analysis indicates that the level of development, intra-EU trade and FDI inward stock have a positive impact on capital account openness (mobility), while inflation has a negative infl uence. The GDP per capita, intra- EU trade and capital account openness have positive impact on FDI inward stock while inflation and gross fixed capital formation have negative influence. Unexpectedly, fiscal variables and interest rates do not have a significant impact on capital openness. The results show that there is room for improvement in all countries that would enable more favorable access to capital.

Empirical Evidence of Capital Mobility in the EU New Member States

University of Pula, Faculty of Economics and Tourism “Dr. Mijo Mirkovic”, Pula,

Zagreb International Review of Economics and Business

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This research is focused on the analysis of capital mobility indicators in the EU new member states as capital market union is one of the newest initiative in...

Empirical Evidence of Capital Mobility in the EU New Member States

Published Online: Dec 22, 2016

Page range: 29 - 42

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/zireb-2016-0011

Keywords
capital mobility, capital market union, EU, FDI

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Empirical Evidence of Capital Mobility in the EU New Member States

Published Online: Dec 22, 2016

Page range: 29 - 42

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/zireb-2016-0011

Keywordscapital mobility, capital market union, EU, FDI

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
capital mobility, capital market union, EU, FDI