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Economic policy uncertainty in advanced countries and portfolio capital flows to emerging markets

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  • L. GAUVIN
  • C. McLOUGHLIN
  • D. REINHARDT

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Uncertainty in advanced countries’ economic policies spills over to emerging markets via portfolio bond and equity flows. A negative uncertainty shock in an advanced country has two opposing effects on portfolio flows: i) it can trigger a portfolio rebalancing in the form of flows towards other economies; and ii) it can prompt a flight to quality, potentially leading to a reduction in flows to EMEs. Flights to quality tend to be more marked during periods of stress in global financial markets, so that an uncertainty shock that might have had a positive impact during a “tranquil” period can instead have a negligible or even negative impact. For example, an increase in policy uncertainty in the United States has no effect on equity flows to EMEs during calm periods, but a negative impact during periods of heightened global risk.

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  • L. GAUVIN & C. McLOUGHLIN & D. REINHARDT, 2016. "Economic policy uncertainty in advanced countries and portfolio capital flows to emerging markets," Rue de la Banque, Banque de France, issue 34, november..
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