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Beyond Global Imbalances: Gross capital flows and the role of Shadow Banking
Václavíček, Tomáš ; Teplý, Petr (advisor) ; Jakubík, Petr (referee)
This study provides an empirical analysis of Shadow banking as a factor influencing cross- border financial flows. It builds upon emerging literature on Shadow banking and empirical literature on global imbalances and global financial flows. The aim of the thesis is to test three hypotheses, which relate global financial flows to lending, change in cross-border bank liabilities, and shadow banking, respectively. The second and third hypotheses are tested on gross capital flows, which, in contrast to net flows, better reflect financing activities. The results suggest that Shadow banking activities are related to higher gross capital flows in periods, when this sector is growing. These flows, however, tend to dry up when Shadow banking activities level off or decline. Among other important factors is the output growth differential and global risk aversion. JEL Classification E44, G20, G23, F32, F34, F21, F65 Keywords Shadow Banking, Global Imbalances, Capital Flows, Financial Stability Author's e-mail tomas.vaclavicek@gmail.com Supervisor's e-mail petr.teply@fsv.cuni.cz
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Co způsobilo vzestupy a pády úrokových měr státních dluhopisů během evropské dluhové krize?
Václavíček, Tomáš ; Chytil, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Kovář, Kamil (referee)
This study examines the determinants of government bond spreads vis-a-vis Germany for eleven EMU member countries in the period 2000Q1 to 2013Q3 with a special focus on the European Debt Crisis. The aim of the thesis is to test whether selected financial, fiscal and macroeconomic variables have an impact on government bond spreads. A novel contribution is testing whether there has been a significant change of government bond spread determinants following the ECB interventions in summer 2012. Variables reflecting the sustainability of public finance, liquidity of government bonds, risk aversion and competitiveness of a particular country were found to be significant determinants of government bond spreads, unlike banking sector indicators. Government bond spreads thus increase in response to rising debts and deficits and the loss of international competitiveness. No significant change in the composition of government bond yield determinants as a whole was found for the period after the ECB interventions, despite changes in several variables. Results of the thesis suggest that it is important to follow a sound fiscal policy and to prevent a deterioration of a country's international competitiveness in order to keep government bond spread of a particular country low.
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