External imbalances and recoveries
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Fecha de publicación
21-may-2020
Descripción física
53 p.
Resumen
Una década después del comienzo de la Gran Recesión, los desequilibrios externos, medidos por la cuenta corriente [current Account (CA)], se han reducido notablemente. Sin embargo, los desequilibrios externos medidos a través de variables de stock, es decir, la posición de inversión internacional [net Foreign Assets (NFA)], han seguido aumentando y han creado desafíos para la estabilidad macroeconómica y financiera. Hasta la fecha, los sistemas de alerta temprana se han centrado más en las variables de flujo que en las variables de stock. En este documento se analizan los efectos de ambos desequilibrios sobre las características de las expansiones, utilizando dos conjuntos complementarios de medidas, propuestas por Harding y Pagan (2002) y Gadea et al. (2017). Tras controlar por un conjunto amplio de variables explicativas, se identifica que el efecto de los desequilibrios de la CA sobre las expansiones es limitado, excepto cuando las medidas seleccionadas tienen en cuenta los desarrollos pasados de la CA o algún grado de persistencia. En cambio, la evolución de la NFA parece explicar mejor el tiempo que se tarda en recuperar el nivel de PIB anterior a la recesión, así como la amplitud y la acumulación de las recuperaciones. Estos resultados apuntarían a que las futuras políticas macroprudenciales deberían prestar más atención a las variables de stock para medir los desequilibrios externos, debido a sus efectos sobre las características de las recuperaciones.
A decade after the beginning of the Great Recession, flow external imbalances, measured by the current account (CA) have narrowed markedly. However, stock or net foreign assets (NFA) imbalances have kept increasing and have created challenges for future macroeconomic and financial stability. To date, early warning systems (scoreboards) have focused more on flow than on the stock variables. To approach this problem, in this paper we analyze expansions using two complementary sets of indicators proposed by Harding and Pagan (2002) and Gadea et al. (2017). After controlling for a large set of explanatory variables, we find that the effect of CA imbalances is limited, except when the measures selected take into account past CA developments or some degree of persistence. In contrast, the evolution of NFA seems to be much more explanatory of the time it takes to regain the level of output previous to the recession, as well as the amplitude and the cumulation of the recoveries. Therefore, we conclude that future macro-prudential policies should pay more attention to stock variables to measure external imbalances due to their effects on the characteristics of recoveries.
A decade after the beginning of the Great Recession, flow external imbalances, measured by the current account (CA) have narrowed markedly. However, stock or net foreign assets (NFA) imbalances have kept increasing and have created challenges for future macroeconomic and financial stability. To date, early warning systems (scoreboards) have focused more on flow than on the stock variables. To approach this problem, in this paper we analyze expansions using two complementary sets of indicators proposed by Harding and Pagan (2002) and Gadea et al. (2017). After controlling for a large set of explanatory variables, we find that the effect of CA imbalances is limited, except when the measures selected take into account past CA developments or some degree of persistence. In contrast, the evolution of NFA seems to be much more explanatory of the time it takes to regain the level of output previous to the recession, as well as the amplitude and the cumulation of the recoveries. Therefore, we conclude that future macro-prudential policies should pay more attention to stock variables to measure external imbalances due to their effects on the characteristics of recoveries.
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Documentos de Trabajo / Banco de España, 2012
Materias
Ciclos económicos; Recuperaciones; Posición de inversión internacional; Desequilibrios externos; Cuenta corriente; Business cycles; Recoveries; NFA; External Imbalances; Current account; Blanqueo de capitales; Fluctuaciones y ciclos económicos; Comercio internacional
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