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Measurement and multifractal properties of short-term international capital flows in China

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  • Ning, Ye
  • Wang, Yiming
  • Yang, Zhenyu
  • Geng, Yan

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The paper measures monthly short-term international capital flows during Jan. 2000 to Jul. 2015 in China. It is shown that, since mid-2014 the amount of short-term international capital outflows in China has increased rapidly, reaching the historical peak at 65.8 billion dollars per month in July, 2015. By conducting multifractal analysis with MF-DFA method, it is proved that China’s short-term international capital flows exhibit significant non-linear multifractal properties. Further study indicates that the long-range correlations and fat-tailed distribution both contribute to the multifractal properties, while the former is the main reason. The non-linearity of capital flows calls for non-linear tools instead of conventional linear tools to further study features of China’s short-term international capital flows or to build early warning system of international capital flow risks. The paper measures monthly short-term international capital flows during Jan. 2000 to Jul. 2015 in China. It is shown that, since mid-2014 the amount of short-term international capital outflows in China has increased rapidly, reaching the historical peak at 65.8 billion dollars per month in July, 2015. By conducting multifractal analysis with MF-DFA method, it is proved that China’s short-term international capital flows exhibit significant non-linear multifractal properties. Further study indicates that the long-range correlations and fat-tailed distribution both contribute to the multifractal properties, while the former is the main reason. The non-linearity of capital flows calls for non-linear tools instead of conventional linear tools to further study features of China’s short-term international capital flows or to build early warning system of international capital flow risks.

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  • Ning, Ye & Wang, Yiming & Yang, Zhenyu & Geng, Yan, 2017. "Measurement and multifractal properties of short-term international capital flows in China," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 468(C), pages 714-721.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:phsmap:v:468:y:2017:i:c:p:714-721
    DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2016.10.063
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