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Exchange Rate Uncertainty and International Portfolio Flows

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  • Guglielmo Maria Caporale
  • Faek Menla Ali
  • Nicola Spagnolo

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This paper examines the impact of exchange rate uncertainty on different components of portfolio flows, namely equity and bond flows, as well as the dynamic linkages between exchange rate volatility and the variability of these two types of flows. Specifically, a bivariate GARCH-BEKK-in-mean model is estimated using bilateral data for the US vis-à-vis Australia, the UK, Japan, Canada, the euro area, and Sweden over the period 1988:01- 2011:12. The results indicate that the effect of exchange rate uncertainty on equity flows is negative in the euro area, the UK and Sweden, and positive in Australia, whilst it is negative in all countries except Canada (where it is positive) in the case of bond flows. Under the assumption of risk aversion, this suggests that exchange rate uncertainty induces a home bias and causes investors to reduce their financing activities to maximise returns and minimise exposure to uncertainty. Furthermore, since exchange rate volatility and the variability of flows are interlinked, exchange rate or credit controls on these flows can be used to pursue economic and financial stability.

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  • Guglielmo Maria Caporale & Faek Menla Ali & Nicola Spagnolo, 2013. "Exchange Rate Uncertainty and International Portfolio Flows," Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin 1296, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:diw:diwwpp:dp1296
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    1. Fischer, Andreas M. & Greminger, Rafael P. & Grisse, Christian & Kaufmann, Sylvia, 2021. "Portfolio rebalancing in times of stress," Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 113(C).
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    4. David E. Allen & Michael McAleer, 2018. "Theoretical and Empirical Differences between Diagonal and Full BEKK for Risk Management," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(7), pages 1-19, June.
    5. Shuping Li & Xinghua Liu & Chongren Wang, 2020. "The Influence of Internet Finance on the Sustainable Development of the Financial Ecosystem in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(6), pages 1-15, March.
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    Keywords

    Exchange rate uncertainty; Equity flows; Bond flows; Causality-in-variance;
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    JEL classification:

    • F31 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Exchange
    • F32 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Current Account Adjustment; Short-term Capital Movements
    • G15 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - International Financial Markets

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