Working Paper – Global Capital Allocation

Author(s):Sergio Florez-Orrego, Matteo Maggiori, Jesse Schreger, Ziwen Sun, Serdil Tinda Date:August 2023 Abstract: We survey the literature on global capital allocation. We begin by reviewing the rise of cross-border investment, the shift towards portfolio investment, and the literature focusing on aggregate patterns in multilateral and bilateral positions. We then turn to the recent literature that[…]

IMF Working Paper – Macroprudential Policies and Capital Controls Over Financial Cycles

Author(s):Maria Arakelyan, Adam Gersl, Martin Schindler Date:August 2023 Abstract: In this paper we assess the effectiveness of macroprudential policies and capital controls in supporting financial stability. We construct a large and granular dataset on prudential and capital flow management measures covering 53 countries during 1996-2016. Conditional on a credit boom, we study the impact of[…]

NBER Working Paper – How do Financial Crises Redistribute Risk?

Author(s):Kris James Mitchener, Angela Vossmeyer Date:August 2023 Abstract: We examine how financial crises redistribute risk, employing novel empirical methods and micro data from the largest financial crisis of the 20th century – the Great Depression. Using balance-sheet and systemic risk measures at the bank level, we build an econometric model with incidental truncation that jointly[…]

August 2023: The EBA updates data used for the identification of global systemically important institutions (G-SIIs)

By the European Banking Authority The European Banking Authority (EBA) updated the 13 systemic importance indicators and underlying data for the 32 largest institutions in the EU whose leverage ratio exposure measure exceeds EUR 200 bn. This disclosure includes updated data items specific to the recognition of the Banking Union and of institutions that are[…]