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Insurance Companies and the Propagation of Liquidity Shocks to the Real Economy

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  • Rossi, Stefano
  • Yun, Hayong
  • Liu, Yubo

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We study the role of insurance companies in propagating liquidity shocks to the real economy. We use natural disasters as our instrument to identify exogenous shifts in capital-market liquidity, and study whether capital-market liquidity affects regional-level fiscal conditions and output. Aggregate disaster-driven bonds sales of disaster-unaffected municipal bonds by exposed insurers cause low GDP growth and high unemployment. In micro data, natural disasters trigger large, unexpected redemptions of property-insurance contracts, causing: fire sales of municipal bonds; increased borrowing costs in primary markets; decreased muni issuance; lower investment in muni-reliant sectors. Therefore, insurance companies do propagate liquidity shocks to the real economy.

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  • Rossi, Stefano & Yun, Hayong & Liu, Yubo, 2021. "Insurance Companies and the Propagation of Liquidity Shocks to the Real Economy," CEPR Discussion Papers 16322, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpr:ceprdp:16322
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    Keywords

    Insurance companies; Market liquidity; Natural disasters; Fire sales; Reinsurance; Public and private investment;
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    JEL classification:

    • G22 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Insurance; Insurance Companies; Actuarial Studies
    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • G31 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Capital Budgeting; Fixed Investment and Inventory Studies
    • E22 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Investment; Capital; Intangible Capital; Capacity

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