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What drives gold demand in central bank's foreign exchange reserve portfolio?

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This study examines the determinants of gold demand in central bank's foreign exchange reserves portfolio by using a panel data set of over 100 nations for 1998–2014. I find gold's US dollar and inflation-hedge properties as well as higher exchange rate risk and monetary policy instability to significantly increase central bank's gold holdings while higher economic growth and financial development to reduce such share. Moreover, the recent global financial crisis caused central banks to increase this share. The results imply the rationale for holding gold in central banks’ reserves is actually not different than hedge fund managers or individual investors.

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  • Ghosh, Amit, 2016. "What drives gold demand in central bank's foreign exchange reserve portfolio?," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 17(C), pages 146-150.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finlet:v:17:y:2016:i:c:p:146-150
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2016.03.007
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    Keywords

    Foreign exchange reserve portfolio; Gold's share; GMM-estimations; Inflation hedge; Currency risks; Monetary policy instability;
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    JEL classification:

    • E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies
    • F31 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Exchange
    • G15 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - International Financial Markets

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