nep-ifn 2017-09-03 papers

on International Finance

Issue of 2017‒09‒03
two papers chosen by
Vimal Balasubramaniam
University of Oxford

Unpacking Global Capital Flows By Jesse Schreger; Brent Neiman; Matteo Maggiori
The Cyclicality of International Public Sector Borrowing in Developing Countries: Does the Lender Matter? By Galindo, Arturo; Panizza, Ugo

By:	Jesse Schreger (Harvard Business School); Brent Neiman (University of Chicago); Matteo Maggiori (Harvard University)
Abstract:	We examine global capital flows using unique disaggregated data. We document a number new stylized facts on the nature of global capital flows and how they interact with economic activity. We discuss how these findings can inform the theoretical literature on capital flows in international finance.
Date:	2017
URL:	http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:red:sed017:502&r=ifn

The Cyclicality of International Public Sector Borrowing in Developing Countries: Does the Lender Matter?

By:	Galindo, Arturo; Panizza, Ugo
Abstract:	This paper shows that international government borrowing from multilateral development banks is countercyclical while international government borrowing form private sector lenders is procyclical. The countercyclicality of official lending is mostly driven by the behavior of the World Bank (borrowing from regional development banks tends to be acyclical). The paper also shows that official sector lending to Latin America and East Asia is more countercyclical than official lending to other regions. Private sector lending is instead procyclical in all developing regions. While the cyclicality of official lending does not depend on domestic or international conditions, private lending becomes particularly procyclical in periods of limited global capital flows. By focusing on both borrowers and lenders' heterogeneity the paper shows that the cyclical properties of international government debt are mostly driven by credit supply shocks. Demand factors appear to be less important drivers of procyclical international government borrowing. The paper's focus on supply and demand factors is different from the traditional push and pull classification, as push and pull factors could affect both the demand and the supply of international government debt.
Keywords:	Fiscal Policy; International Financial Institutions; International Government Debt; Capital Flows
JEL:	E62 F32 F34
Date:	2017–08
URL:	http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:cpr:ceprdp:12243&r=ifn

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