Cyclical behavior of international fund flows

Suxiao Li; Jakob de Haan; Bert Scholtens

doi:10.1016/j.ribaf.2017.07.123

Cyclical behavior of international fund flows

Suxiao Li, Jakob de Haan, Bert Scholtens

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We investigate the cyclicality of international fund flows employing correlation and regression analysis using monthly data for almost 70 countries between 1996 and 2013. International fund flows are cross-border investments by global funds. Our results suggest that contemporaneously international fund flows are counter-cyclical: fund flows are above trend when output is below trend. Bond flows are more counter-cyclical than equity flows. Furthermore, the counter-cyclical behavior of fund flows has become more pronounced after the global financial crisis. Fund flows into non-OECD countries are mainly driven by global factors while fund flows into OECD countries are more influenced by country-specific factors.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	99-112
Journal	Research in International Business and Finance
Volume	43
Early online date	17 Jul 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2017.07.123
Publication status	Published - Jan 2018

Keywords

International fund flows
Cyclicality
Equity flows
Bond flows
Push and pull factors

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