Do investors disproportionately shed assets of distant countries during global financial crises?: The role of increased uncertainty

The global crisis of 2008-09 went hand in hand with sharp fluctuations in capital flows. To some extent, these fluctuations may have been attributable to uncertainty-averse investors indiscriminately selling assets about which they had poor information, including those in geographically distant loca...

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Main Author: Ahrend, Rudiger (Author)
Other Authors: Schwellnus, Cyrille (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2013
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1787/eco_studies-2012-5k4dpmw9hphc
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Summary:The global crisis of 2008-09 went hand in hand with sharp fluctuations in capital flows. To some extent, these fluctuations may have been attributable to uncertainty-averse investors indiscriminately selling assets about which they had poor information, including those in geographically distant locations. Using a gravity equation setup, this article shows that the impact of distance increases with investors' uncertainty aversion. Consistent with a sudden increase in uncertainty, the negative impact of distance on foreign holdings increased during the global financial crisis of 2008-09. Host-country structural policies enhancing the quality of information available to foreign investors, such as strict disclosure requirements and prudential bank regulation, tended to mitigate withdrawals
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (20 Seiten) 21 x 28cm
DOI:10.1787/eco_studies-2012-5k4dpmw9hphc