Abstract
This paper develops a model of regional financial markets which can encompass different degrees of spatial financial integration. The behavior of the system is analyzed under alternative assumptions about the time frame of analysis and the extent of the flexibility of interest rates. It is argued that links may exist between regional real and financial sectors even in the short run and that such links must, through the regional balance of payments, exist in the long run, even where there is perfect financial spatial integration. It is observed that these relationships have generally been ignored by regional economic model builders.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 357-367 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Regional Science |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - Aug 1987 |
Keywords
- regional financial market
- spatial financial integration
- interest rate
- intermediate financial capital mobility
- interregional arbitrage
- supply of loanable funds