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Figure 1 Evolution of International Financial Integration, 1983-2001
Figure 2 Dispersion in Level of International Financial Integration, 1983-2001
Note: Figure 1 plots the aggregate sum of external assets and liabilities over aggregate GDP.
Figure 2 plots the standard deviation of IFIGDP ratio. Countries in the sample are the United
States, United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden,
Switzerland, Canada, Japan, Finland, and Spain.